[CHAPTER I.]
THE DEPARTURE.
MR. BASSETT HAS DECIDED.
"Well, Frank," said Mr. Bassett, "the question is decided."
Frank looked up with an expression of anxiety on his handsome face. A twinkle in his father's eyes told him that the decision was a favorable one.
"And you'll let me go with them, won't you, father?" he answered.
"Yes, my boy," said the father, "you can go."