The chums put in the time as best they could; but it was slow work, and they consulted their watches every few minutes. At last, however, the time came to a close, and soon they heard a long, low whistle.
“Here she comes!” cried Dave, his heart giving a leap.
“Let’s give them a cheer as soon as we see them,” suggested the senator’s son.
And then the long train rolled into sight around a bend of the mountains and soon came to a standstill at the little station.
CHAPTER XI
THE OAK HALL CHUMS
“There they are!”
“This way, boys! Oak Hall to the front!”
A vestibule door to one of the cars had been opened and a porter had come down the steps carrying three suit-cases. He was followed by three young men, who waved their hands gayly at Dave and Roger.
“Here at last!” sang out Phil Lawrence, as he rushed forward to catch our hero with one hand and the senator’s son with the other.
“Some city you fellows have here,” criticized Ben Basswood, with a broad grin, as he waited for his turn to “pump handle” his friends.