During those days the boys received several letters from the girls, and also a letter from Mrs. Tom Rover enclosing one from her husband in France. This latter epistle stated that the writer and his brother Sam had recovered from the shell wounds received, and that Dick Rover was no longer suffering from the effects of the gas attack he had experienced.
"Gee! this is the best news yet," cried Jack, with satisfaction.
"You've said it!" came from the twins; and Fred's face also showed his satisfaction.
"Well, we've certainly had a wonderful outing," declared Randy.
"And how many queer things have happened!" added his twin. "I don't believe we'll ever have as much excitement as this again."
But in this surmise Andy was mistaken. There were many happenings still in store for the boys, and what some of them were will be related in our next volume, to be entitled "The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck; Or, Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields."
"Well, we'll be going back to Colby Hall before long," said Gif, that evening.
"But first you'll have to testify against those Germans and Tony Duval," answered Spouter.
"Good old Colby Hall!" cried Jack. "I don't know but what I'll be glad enough to get back there, after all, and see all the other fellows."
"And see the girls of Clearwater Hall, too," put in Andy slyly.