“Yes, father,” said Perry sadly.
“And you mean to go with me?”
“Of course, father.”
“Very well,” said the colonel, and Perry left the room.
Chapter Three.
Preparing to Start.
“Well, did you ask him?” cried Cyril eagerly, as Perry went out into the parched garden, the boy pouncing out upon him from behind a patch of dry-looking shrubs.
“Yes, I asked him, and then your father came in.”