The boys boarded the train and sank back into their seats with a sigh of relief. Their troubles were over. They had been under a strain that would have been trying even to those much older than these eleven-year-old boys.
“I never thought I’d be cheering for going back to school,” remarked Fred. “But I’m ready to do it now. All together, fellows:
“Hurrah for Rockledge!”
They shouted it with a will.
CHAPTER IX
A COWARDLY TRICK
“We seem to have this car almost all to ourselves,” remarked Mouser, looking around.
“We ought to call it the Rockledge Special,” laughed Pee Wee.
“Perhaps Tommy might object to that,” said Bobby.
“Go as far as you like,” grinned Tommy.
The travel was indeed very light on that particular day. There were only six or eight people scattered through the car. This was due in part to the snowstorm. Nobody would do much traveling on such a day unless it was absolutely necessary.