“Any time you want to,” and thereupon Ruth led the happiest fellow in the world to the automobile she had waiting.
And now let me add a few words more and then bring to a close this story of the Rover boys.
As he had said he would do, Jack that winter invested his money in The Rover Company and Fred did likewise. At the same time Ruth’s engagement to the oldest of the Rover boys was announced, and this was followed shortly by the announcement of May Powell’s engagement to Fred. Then the two girls were tendered a reception at the homes on Riverside Drive and the three houses there were thrown wide open to the Stevensons, the Powells, and the many friends and relatives of all the interested families.
“I’m going to buckle down to business first,” said Jack, in answer to a question from his old chum, Gif. “Mrs. Stevenson thinks that Ruth might wait a little bit before we have the knot tied.” And as Fred and May were even younger, it was decided that they should wait also.
“Well, Randy and I haven’t got to wait for anybody!” said Andy gayly. “So we’ll just continue to roam around and have good times.”
And roam he and his brother did for many years, having all sorts of adventures in which Jack and Fred often joined.
“I’ll tell you this is a pretty good old world after all,” declared Jack one day, when talking over their various adventures with his cousins.
“I’ll say it is!” answered Fred.
“I wouldn’t want it any better!” came from Randy.