Bobby came to his rescue.
“Oh, cut it out, fellows,” he remonstrated. “We all make mistakes sometimes.”
Tommy flashed him a grateful look.
“Yes,” he agreed. “But you can bet that I’m not going to make the same mistake twice.”
“That’s the way to talk,” rejoined Bobby heartily.
Mr. Stone had completed his purchase and now strolled over to the group. He had never seen the boys before, as the return of the pocketbook had been made by Mr. Blake.
“Some young friends of yours, Tommy?” he asked, with a genial smile.
“Yes, sir,” Tommy answered. “They go to Rockledge School, right on the other side of the lake from Belden.”
He introduced the boys by name, and Mr. Stone pricked up his ears as he heard the names, “Blake” and “Martin.”
“What!” he exclaimed. “Can this be the Bobby Blake and Fred Martin who found my pocketbook and sent it back to me?”