“Hello, Hodge!” cheerfully called Frank, as Hodge came into his room.
“Hello!” said Bart shortly.
“Sit down. I’ll be ready to chat a bit as soon as I finish this sentence.”
“Always writing,” muttered Bart, looking curiously at Frank’s work. “Don’t you ever give yourself a minute’s rest?”
“Oh, yes!” Merry laughed. “You know the fellows come round and make me hold up sometimes. But I’m rushing this work through, and I plug away at it when I find time.”
“What is it—a book?”
“You’ve guessed it.”
“Honest?” exclaimed Bart, surprised.
Frank nodded. Then, while Bart watched in wondering silence, he finished the sentence.
“There,” he exclaimed, throwing down the pen. “That chapter is nearly completed. One more and I’ll have the book done.”