Chunky did. An appreciative grin spread over his round face.
"I haven't got even with you for that, but I shall some day and mine will be a terrible revenge. Br-r-r!"
"Oh, fudge!" scoffed the fat boy. "You talk easily, but no one is afraid of you."
"We aren't here to fight," reproved Walter. "We are here to talk over our journey, and now that Tad has arrived let's get to business, as father would say."
"Especially if you owed him money and couldn't pay it," laughed Stacy.
"Are you all ready, Tad?"
Tad's face grew serious.
"Boys, I'm afraid I can't go with you this time," answered Butler in a low tone.
"Can't go?" exploded the boys.
"No, I think not, this time. Some other time, perhaps."