“Why, it’s Dan and his crowd!” ejaculated Fred. “What do you know about that!”
CHAPTER XXVI
THE BASEBALL GAME
The coming of Dan Soppinger and his crowd filled the Rover boys and their chums with pleasure, and they did all they could to make the new arrivals feel at home.
“We got to Beldane quicker than we thought,” explained Dan. “And there was a boatman at the hotel who said he knew where your bungalow was, so we thought we’d come right up instead of staying in the town over night.”
“And you did just right!” answered Gif. “And we want you to stay here for a few days at least.”
“And we want you to help out in a baseball game. That is, if we can have our challenge accepted,” put in Jack. And thereupon the other boys were told about the rival camp on the other shore of Big Bear Lake.
“Gee, that will suit me!” cried Walt Baxter.
“I’d like to stay here. But don’t ask me to play ball,” puffed Fatty Hendry. “You know that exercise is too violent for me. I’m willing to root, but that’s all.”