“It’s Phil!” returned Ben.

“Are you sure?” questioned Buster. “I can see it is a man or a boy, but that is all.”

“It looks like Phil,” said Dave. “Oh, I hope it is!”


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CHAPTER XXVI

BACK TO THE SCHOOL

They waved frantically to the person on the shore, and he waved frantically in return, and at last all were convinced that it must really be their missing chum.

“He must think I am Jerry,” said Dave. “Won’t he be surprised to see me!”

“He will be, unless he was at the cabin last night and read the note,” returned Buster.