“Not that,” said Fred. “Not that. You mean you will wait long enough for him to eat all he needs, but not all he wants. We aren’t going to start from here before sunset, if you don’t mean that.”
Conversation was not as brisk after the boys entered the dining room, but when their breakfast had been eaten and they followed George as he led the way to the garage they were all as talkative as before.
“Going to take Uncle Sim with you?” inquired Grant.
“No,” answered George. “I’ll have to leave him to look after the place!”
“How long before we start?” inquired John.
“About three minutes. Are you going with us to-day?”
“You’re right I am,” declared John. “I stayed home yesterday to make my own investigations in the old Meeker House.”
“And you have finished them all?” inquired George with a laugh.
“I can’t say that the investigations are all finished, but I am. Yes, sir, I’m done. You don’t catch me alone in that old house again.”
“But I thought Uncle Sim went with you,” suggested Fred.