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”Yes, and trying his best to do ruht do you a favor,” went on Dave, and then told of histo reach Oakdale without delay
”Is that possible!” cried Joseph Parker ”If it is, I'll have to get a hustle on ton I'd let hiht over and close the deal now--before Pludding gets here It's Farrington's cattle he is after I aed to you”
”You are welcoet the better of the fat man,” added the senator's son; and then he and Dave went back to the sleigh, and the journey to Oak Hall was resumed
CHAPTER V
BACK TO OAK HALL
As my old readers know, Oak Hall was an up-to-date structure built of brick and stone Its shape was that of a broad cross, with its front facing the south On that side, and to the east and west, were the classroo-hall and kitchen and laundry were on the north Around the school was a broad ca River in the rear Great clu to the institution its name
”Hurrah! I see the school!” cried Sah driver
”So do I!” cried Roger
”Boys, let's give theested Dave ”It will prove that we are not quite frozen to death”
”Right you are,” responded Shadow Haether!”
And he started up the school song, sung to the tune of ”Auld Lang Syne”:
”Oak Hall we never shall forget, No matter where we roam, It is the very best of schools, To us it's just like hohout this world so wide, To let the people know that we Elect to here abide!”
This was sung with great gusto and i came the well-known Hall rally:
”Baseball!
Football!
Oak Hall!
Has the call!
Biff! Boo out Dave, and then, as the sleigh drew up to the front door of the acade to the tune of ”Auld Lang Syne” and just then beco popular:
”We're here because we're here because We're here because we're here!
We're here because we're here because We're here because we're here!
We're here because we're here because We're here because we're here!
We're here because we're here because-- _We're nowhere else just now!_”
The boys sang as loudly as they could, and kept it up until the front door of the Hall opened and Job Haskers appeared, attired in a dressing-gown and wearing slippers