“Now we can catch the two o’clock train for Rocky Run,” put in Spouter. “Come ahead. We can get a couple of taxicabs right outside.”
“I thought maybe you’d want to stay in Boston all night and start for Rocky Run in the morning,” remarked Randy, who had not visited the Hub many times and who would have liked to look around the city.
“Oh, come ahead! We want to get to Rocky Run as soon as we can!” cried Spouter. “Don’t you say so too, Jack?”
“It’s up to Gif,” answered Jack. “We’re his guests, you know.”
“Oh, stow that, Jack,” answered Gif quickly. “We’re going up to Big Bear Lake on an equal footing. Nobody is to be boss. This is a free-for-all,” and he gave a happy little laugh.
Having piled into two taxicabs, it did not take Gif and his guests long to reach the North Station. Here they procured tickets for Rocky Run and then found they had still half an hour to wait for a train.
“Let’s get some books and magazines to take along and maybe a game or two,” suggested Fred. “We may want something to read or to play if we strike bad weather. You know how dull a week of rain can be in camp.”
The boys procured a number of newspapers and magazines and some packages of candy, and in a little while the train for Rocky Run rolled into the station. All this while Gif was looking around anxiously.
“What’s up, Gif? Are you expecting somebody?” questioned Jack.