“Remember me to your fathers,” said Colonel Colby, after they had asked for and received permission to go. “Tell them they will hear from me very shortly.”
The two girls met the four boys at Haven Point, and Ruth, May, Gif, and Spouter came to see them off.
“I’ve got a surprise for you,” said Spouter, who had come to the railroad station at Haven Point earlier than the others, in order to obtain parlor-car seats for the party.
“What is that?” questioned Fred.
“When I came in for the seats, who do you think was just ahead of me at the ticket window?”
“You don’t mean Slugger and Nappy?” questioned Randy quickly.
“You’ve struck it!”
“What were they doing there?” asked Jack with interest.
“They were getting tickets for New York.”
“Oh, dear! do you mean to say we’ve got to put up with those fellows on this trip?” sighed Martha.