Part 33 (1/2)
”So it is,” replied Toling forth frole
”Hullo, what are you?” deuess I can ask the sahed Tom ”Are you the dick who just answered me?”
”I am dick Chester And who are you?”
”To for o Are you one of that party of college students we have heard about?”
”Yes, I'e student from Yale May I ask where you come from?”
In a brief ine what has become of my brother dick,” he went on
”Perhaps a lion ate him up,” answered the Yale student ”No, you needn't smile We saw a lion only yesterday It nearly scared Mr
Crabtree into a fit”
”Mr Crabtree!” burst Torn ”Josiah Crabtree?”
”The same Do you know him?”
”Indeed I do--to my sorrow He used to be a teacher at the acadeular rascal”
”You are sure of that?” queried dick Chester ”I have thought so all along, but the others, would hardly believe it”
”I a the truth, and can prove all I say But just now I am anxious about my brother You say you saw a lion?”
”Yes He was across the lake; but Mr Crabtree was scared to death and ran away Frank Rand and I took shots at the beast, but I can't say if we hit him”
”It would be too bad if dick dunh fell into dat lion's clutches,”
put in Aleck ”I reckon de lion would chaw him up in no time”
”Go back and call Cujo,” said Tom ”He may be able to track my brother's footsteps”
At once Aleck loped off While he was gone Toe student related several facts in connection with the party to which he belonged
”There are six of us students,” he said ”We were going to have a professor froot sick at the last moment and we hired Josiah Crabtree I e hadn't done it now, for he has proved e of fauna and flora could be put in a peanut shell, with roo,” answered Tom ”Take my advice and never trust him too far--or you may be sorry for it”
Presently Aleck caan at once to exa the lake shore
”Him been here,” he said ”Him came up dis way But him no walk away”