Although gained partly by accident it was a great triumph for the boys, and the girls were quite as proud and delighted as they were.
"You are a dear good boy, and I'll give you a kiss," said merry Mary Merivale to her brother, "although you would rather have one from somebody else than from me, I know."
"I say, Molly, I wish you'd get her to give me one."
"You will have to wait a very long time for that, Mr. Frank."
"If you would give Dick one, she would give me one."
"That's all you know about it, sir," said Mary, making him a saucy curtsey.
CHAPTER XLI.
The Conclusion.
Now this chronicle of the doings of my three boys must come to an end. I have grown very fond of them, and I hope you have too.