At the sight of his friends, the boy flushed, but Sandow and Sallie diplomatically smoothed out any awkwardness, and under the spell of their hearty cordiality, Fred became the merry companion of old.
But his cup of happiness was not yet filled.
While the girls were putting on their wraps, Bronson called Fred to one side.
"Will you give me your father's address?" he asked.
"Why, yes, if you want it," replied the boy, his surprise at the request evident in his face.
"I do. That is—my father does. Your father consulted him about some matter and left without giving his address. Father wishes to write him that he has changed his mind and will take his case."
CHAPTER XV
THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED
So eager was Fred to write his father about Mr. Bronson's change of front, that he actually grudged the time necessary to escort Margie home, and several times he hurried her so fast that at last she poutingly suggested he let her go by herself if he were so anxious to get back to his study.
"It isn't that, Marg," he explained contritely. "I've got some news for father that will please him more than almost anything he could hear."