"Oh, yes," gushed the young woman, "we are old friends—dear old friends."
Juanita had fallen back behind the others. Her hands quivered a bit, and her white teeth were sunk into her lower lip. In a whisper she breathed to herself:
"This is the woman!"
CHAPTER XXI.
AT MERRY HOME.
On arriving in Bloomfield, they found Frank Merriwell at the station with carriages to accommodate them all.
Imagine their feelings as they once more greeted their old comrade and leader. Even Buck Badger, the big breezy man of command, seemed to take a second place in the presence of Frank.
Many of the Bloomfield citizens had somehow learned that several of Merry's friends were coming on that train, and, as a result, there was a gathering at the station. The curious ones stared at Merriwell's old flock, and it was generally remarked that these friends of Frank were "all right."