“And, of course, you’ll come to Drueryville, and be our full-back next year,” added the delighted Jack.
“Will I? Well, you bet your boots I will!” shouted Ray, and just because they did not know of a better way to express their pleasure, the two excited lads shook hands again and again.
And while Jack and Ray were talking, Vance Carroll picked up the model lifeboat and, beckoning to Mr. Warner and Old Mitchell, left the room for the outer office. There the three remained for a good two hours, discussing the feasibility of organizing a company to build metal lifeboats, for each one of the three men seemed eager to invest his money in Ray’s invention.
THE END
VAIL-BALLOU CO., BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK
Transcriber’s Note:
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Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.