Part 14 (2/2)
”Hurry after him,” suggested Ned.
”He's too far by this time,” spoke Bart. ”Besides I don't fancy going through the woods in my bare feet. I guess it will keep.”
”Where's it from?” asked Fenn. There seemed to be nothing wrong in looking at the postmark. Besides the chums seldom had secrets from each other.
”New York,” said Bart, turning the envelope over. ”It is from a law firm,” he added as he looked at the name in the upper left hand corner.
”Wright & Johnson, 11 Pine street.”
”I've got some relatives in New York,” remarked Ned. ”I am going to see 'em some day.”
”Well, I don't see how that will throw any light on Frank's queer actions,” remarked Fenn. ”Wonder what the trouble is?”
”If he doesn't want to tell us I don't see what right we've got to ask,”
came from Ned. ”Better not say anything more to him about it.”
”We'll give him back the envelope,” suggested Bart, ”and that will give him an opening if he wants to tell us anything. If he doesn't--why I guess it's his secret.”
That was decided to be the best move, and the boys dressed and got into the boat. They rowed leisurely back to the dock, speculating, at intervals, over Frank's curious behavior.
”Maybe he'll go to New York,” suggested Ned.
”He's not likely to go without telling us,” came from Bart. ”If he does he'll see us before he goes.”
The lads remained at the dock some little time, cleaning their boat and mending a broken oar. As they were walking up the street toward the main part of town Ned exclaimed:
”There goes Frank now!”
The others looked and saw their chum just ahead of them, hurrying along.
”Where's he going?” asked Bart.
A moment later they saw Frank enter the law office of Judge Benton.
”He seems to have quite some legal business,” observed Fenn. ”Maybe some one has left him a lot of money.”
”Wish some one would leave me a bit,” observed Ned with a laugh.
Further consideration of Frank's doings was interrupted for a moment as the chums met Lem Gordon.
”h.e.l.lo Lem, where you going?” asked Ned.
”Got to go to the hardware store for some nails. Lot of jobs to do around the house and dad says I might as well keep busy during vacation.
I planned to go fis.h.i.+ng, too, but I guess I can do that this afternoon.
Say, did you hear about Sandy?”
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