“Why, he and I used to go to school together!”
And is there anything in life better than this—an old school chum? It means so much.
But there. I started to tell a story, and I find myself getting off on the side lines. To get back into the game:
Link Bardon had hardly finished telling his good Samaritan boy friends of his trouble with Mr. Snad, when the burly farmer reappeared. Striding up to his hired man—his former employee—he thrust some crumpled bills into his hand, and growled:
“Now you get out of here as fast as you can. I’ve seen enough of you!”
“And I may say the same thing!” retorted Link. He was getting back his nerve. Perhaps Andy and his chums had contributed to this end.
“Huh! Don’t you go to gettin’ fresh!” snapped Mr. Snad.
“Don’t let him get your goat!” exclaimed Tom, with a cheerful grin.
“I’ve had enough of you young upstarts!” cried the farmer, turning fiercely on Andy and his chums. “Be off!”
“Wait until we see if Link has his money all right,” suggested Andy. “He might ring in a counterfeit bill on you if you don’t watch out.”