“Just the same I wish something would happen to put things off until next Saturday,” insisted Holly.
“It’s too late now,” declared Kindlings. “We’ve got to take part to-morrow unless——”
He stopped suddenly, and held up his hand.
“What’s the matter?” asked Tom, curiously.
“Hark!” exclaimed Dan. “What’s that noise?”
[CHAPTER XXVIII]
A BOTTLE OF MEDICINE
They all listened intently, looking the while curiously at Kindlings. He seemed to be hearing something inaudible to the others.
“I don’t ‘hark’ to anything,” remarked Tom, “unless you mean a sort of pattering noise, and——”