"And fourteen hooks hooked up on the shoulder where you can't reach 'em," added his twin, grinning.
"Here they come now!" interrupted Fred. "Do you want me to tell them about the hooks and the hair-buns?" he added slyly.
"You say a word, Fred, and you'll be killed in cold blood!" retorted Andy, while Randy shook a playful fist at his cousin.
In the crowd of girls coming around the corner of the street were not only the two Rovers and May Powell, the cousin of Spouter, but also Ruth Stevenson, Annie Larkins, and Alice Strobell.
"Have we been keeping you long?" questioned Martha Rover, as she came up to her brother.
"Only a couple of minutes, Martha," answered Jack.
"We haven't even had a chance to read the billboards," put in Andy.
"I was so glad to see it clear off," remarked Ruth Stevenson, as she quite naturally paired off with Jack, while May Powell turned to talk to Fred. And then she added, as she gazed admiringly at the young captain in his neat-fitting uniform: "I understand you and your cousins have been doing the hero act again."
"Who told you that?" questioned Jack quickly.
"Never mind who told me. We've heard all about how you rescued a man and his son from the Rick Rack River. Oh, Jack! it was a grand thing to do."