“All right, I will. I suppose I had better go to his house this evening.”
“Go to his office this afternoon,” his father said. “It may be something important and there is no use keeping Mr. Calvert waiting. I guess the lumber yard can spare you for a little while.”
“I guess you won’t lose any money while I’m gone,” grinned Ted. “All right, I’ll call him and make an appointment with him for this afternoon.”
After the noon meal Ted called up the lawyer and made an appointment with him for an early hour. He then went out to the gate and waited for Buck to come by. In a few moments his chum came swinging along the street.
“Come on, back to the field of battle,” he called, gaily.
“You go ahead,” Ted advised him. “I won’t be over there right away. I’ve got an appointment with Lawyer Calvert.”
They discussed the item for a few moments before they parted. “He must want you for something pretty important,” Buck thought. “Maybe he wants you to work for him during the rest of the summer.”
“If that is what he wants, he won’t get it,” Ted shook his head. “I’m going camping with you, Buck old boy.”
“Well, don’t be foolish about that,” Buck advised. “We can go camping some other time, you know, and Mr. Calvert doesn’t offer jobs every day.”
“We’re getting a bit ahead of the game,” Ted smiled. “We don’t know yet what he does want. I’ll see you later in the day and tell you all about it.”