THE GIRLS FROM CLEARWATER HALL
The Rover boys remained with the girls from Clearwater Hall for the best part of half an hour after the scare at the moving picture theater, and during that time the young folks became quite well acquainted.
"We'll have to be getting back to our school now," said Ruth Stevenson, presently.
"Oh, what's your hurry?" pleaded Jack. "Weren't you going to stay to the pictures?"
"No. We were going to leave immediately after that reel they were showing when the explosion occurred," the girl replied.
"Well, we've got to get back to Colby Hall in time for supper; but we can make that easily enough—we are all good walkers."
"I should think you would ride in your auto-stage," put in Alice Strobell. "I'd ride if we had a stage handy."
"The stage isn't down here now," answered Randy. "It only comes on order."
The four boys walked with the girls to the end of a side street of the town, and there the pupils from Clearwater Hall stopped to say good-bye.
"We are very thankful for what you did for us at the theater," said Ruth Stevenson. "You were very kind, indeed."