As Mrs. Borden was to accompany her husband to the station, Walter at once started for Dan’s home. He was highly elated over his father’s decision, though he had been confident that his consent would be granted. It was seldom that Walter met a rebuff in the family in which he was an only child.
He stopped a moment on the bridge that spanned the brook and saw Dan coming from the fields to his house. The sight of his friend aroused his enthusiasm once more, and turning into the near-by lot Walter began to run. As he came near, he shouted in his eagerness, “Dan! Dan! Wait a minute! I’ve got something to tell you!”
Dan stopped as he heard the call, and in a brief time his friend ran to him. “What’s wrong?” inquired Dan in his quiet way as he became aware of the excitement under which Walter was laboring.
“I’ve got some great news for you, Dan,” panted Walter.
“For me?”
“Yes, sir! For you and me too. You’re going to the Tait School this year. You’re to room with me. You’ll be the pitcher on the nine and the biggest ‘find’ we’ve ever had. Oh, it’s immense, Dan! I just——”
“Hold on a minute,” interrupted Dan. “I’m not very clear what you mean.”
“You are to go to the Tait School this year and room with me.”
“How am I to go?”