“How’s that?”
“Why, he thought he was punishing us by having us sent here,” answered Teddy, “and I’ll just bet that we’re going to have the best time of our lives.”
“Provided we don’t have a run in with Andy Shanks,” suggested Fred, yawning.
“Yes,” said Teddy thoughtfully, “we’ve got to look out for that fellow.”
“I don’t think he knows we’re here yet,” continued Fred. “He didn’t seem to see us when he spoke to Granger this afternoon.”
“He’ll find it out soon enough,” remarked Teddy, “and when he does, look out for squalls.”
And the squalls were not long in coming.
CHAPTER XVII
TEDDY’S JOKE
Two weeks went by with amazing swiftness, and it looked as though Teddy’s prediction was going to be realized. Certainly, so far, they were having, in Fred’s words, “a whale of a time.”