"I've been there hundreds of times."
"Then it is all right. Do you think we can have the team? I'll pay two dollars for that, and a dollar for your services as driver."
"It's a go! Come right along! Our house is less than half a mile away."
Then the two boys emerged from the woods, and made their way to a comfortable farmhouse, situated in the midst of fertile fields. John went into the house, and presently came out with his mother.
"Are you the young man that wants to go to Hyacinth?" she asked.
"Yes, ma'am."
"Well, I don't know of any objection. Don't stay too long."
"I'll be back in time for supper, mother."
"Did your mother ask you what I was going for?" asked Fred.
"No; I told her you wanted to take a ride."