“But what happened to Baldy?” asked several.
Bart slowly winked his eye.
“Ask Jerry Hopkins,” he replied.
[CHAPTER XIX]
THE BOXWOOD PICTURE
But there was no need to ask Jerry what had happened to the chemistry professor. Soon after the relieved youths poured out of the examination room they observed, coming along the street and stopping in front of the house of Professor Snodgrass, an automobile containing that little scientist, Professor Baldwin and Jerry himself.
“Dear me!” exclaimed Professor Snodgrass, looking at his watch, “we have been gone a long time. I had no idea it was so late, and I had some research work I wanted to do.”
Something seemed to strike Professor Baldwin suddenly.
“Late!” he exclaimed, also looking at his watch. “So it is late. I had—let me see—I had something special on for this afternoon. Where is my memorandum book?”