“Aw say, Dick, use your bean,” urged Dave.
“There’s another plan that might help us,” suggested Ned, when the laugh at Dave’s expense had subsided. “Suppose we were to clear out the old wood-road, which has played such an important part in all that has happened, and make it usable for our dance crowd. It’s a good two miles shorter than the regular route to Coleson’s.”
This was unanimously approved.
“All we’ll have to do is pull those vines to one side and chop out the brush along the road,” said Rogers. “In a couple of days we’ll have everything ready for Wednesday night.”
“All right, fellows,” said Ned, as the meeting adjourned, “let’s meet at Dave’s tomorrow morning all set for a long day in the woods. Everybody will need a good sharp axe—and by the way,” he continued with a wink at Tommy Beals, “mine is pretty dull. How about giving me a few turns on the old grindstone, Weary?”
Dave Wilbur glanced at the crank-handle of the heavy stone and from it to the circle of grinning faces. “Oh, all right,” he drawled. “I guess it’s on me this time,” and added with a grin, “they do say that ‘a chicken always comes home to roost.’”
THE END
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