“Well, old boy,” clicked Alex, “your adventure came, didn’t it. And it has me beaten to a standstill.”
THERE, IN THE CORNER OF THE BIG BARN, JACK SENT AS HE
HAD NEVER SENT BEFORE.
“Nonsense. It was your stunt at Hadley Corners that suggested the trick that got me out of it,” declared Jack. “But say, the manager has given me a month’s vacation. What do you think of that?”
“He did! Look here,” sent Alex quickly, “come to Bixton and spend some of it with me. I’ll promise you all kinds of a good time. Though I am not sure I can guarantee anything as exciting as last night’s work,” he added.
Jack readily accepted the invitation. And, as it turned out, Alex might as well have made his promise. He could have kept it.