“The show is over, gentlemen,” laughed Frank. “I trust you have received your money’s worth.”
Then he bade Hodge and Gallup follow, and left the parlor.
CHAPTER X.
MORE ADVENTURES.
Bart followed Merry to his room, and Ephraim trailed along behind. When they were in the room, Merry fell to laughing. Hodge flung himself down on a chair, looking sullen and sour, upon which Frank laughed the harder.
Ephraim sat on the edge of the bed and grinned, but seemed to be in doubt whether he had better laugh or not.
“Come, come, Hodge!” cried Merry. “What’s the use to look that way? It’s all over now.”
Hodge growled something under his breath.
“I should think yeou’d be hoppin’ mad yourself, Frank,” said Ephraim.
“Oh, he laughs at everything!” exploded Bart. “He says I have no sense of humor. Well, I am glad I haven’t if he sees anything funny about this business!”
“Certainly I do see something funny about it,” asserted Merry.