But the legal representative was unable to do anything. The attachment was perfectly legal he said, and the boys were practically ousted. The servants took alarm at the first warning, and left to look for other situations. Mr. Arden had anticipated something like this though, and had paid them up to the end of the month, as he had the housekeeper.
“I don’t like to leave you boys,” said Mrs. Brun, tearfully, “but what can I do? There will be nothing for me to do with that sheriff’s officer in charge. Soon there will be nothing left to cook, and if you have no money—”
“It is better that you should go,” agreed Frank. “And we’ll go too, Ned.”
“That’s what we’ve got to figure out. I don’t see any sense in staying here, though. We can’t make a living here.”
“What about taking out parties in our motor boat?”
“I don’t believe that would work. I think we’d better sell her and use the money.”
“What! Sell that dory?”
“Well, if our fortune is gone we can’t run her, and if our fortune isn’t lost, we can buy another later. I say, let’s get together all the cash we can and shift for ourselves.”
“Where shall we go?”