"Then we can look in Perry's. If he isn't there I'll run over to his house for him. It's a grand day for a row."
"Yes, we must get him if we can," went on Sheppard Reed thoughtfully.
"I've got something to tell the crowd."
"To tell the crowd?" repeated Frank Dawson curiously. "What?"
"I'll tell you when we are all together, Whopper."
"Something about Ham Spink? I met him last night and we almost had a fight. Oh, that dude makes me sick!"
"No, this isn't about Ham, or any of that crowd. It concerns——- But I'll tell you later," and Sheppard Reed put on an air of great secrecy.
"All right. If you don't want to tell I suppose I'll have to wait," said Whopper disappointedly. "But you might tell me what's on your mind."
"I want to tell the whole crowd at once," answered his chum. "Then nobody can say somebody else was told first."
"I see. Well, you go down to the dock and meet Snap, and I'll hustle around and stir up Giant," went on Frank Dawson.
"I was going to have you all over to my house to-night, to tell you," explained Sheppard. "But I might as well speak of it when we are together on the river."