Part 23 (1/2)
”What? Not getting homesick already, I hope?” smiled his chum
”Certainly not, only a fellow naturally likes to hear from his mom and dad when he's away so far,” declared Bluff stoutly
”Yes, and also froain Nellie never finds ti all that to the old folks; but I notice that you always ”
”Well, I made her solemnly promise to write every other day, you see,”
explained Bluff, while he suddenly becaet his mail
There were letters for all the boys Jerry was called in fro sport to receive his share, and Frank noticed that he, too, had a sweet-looking irl hand Of course, it reat friends
”Here's sodon Does anybody know a fellow by that na up a delicate envelope that seerance all its own
”And sealed, too! What a breach of etiquette!” jeered Jerry
”Noill_ you be good?” observed Bluff, glad of a chance to return the favor
”That's all right Possibly Violet wants toher twin brother, how he behaves, and if he has developed any rash spirit calculated to get hi her that if she felt anxious just to drop ly took the envelope froers of Will
”Open it!” commanded Bluff
”You'll have to excuse me, fellows That wouldn't be hardly fair to my correspondent, you know She expects me to keep her secrets” And Frank coolly sauntered off as he spoke
Nor did he ever take theard to what the contents of that scented ht be Even Will was not told
However, like most brothers, it can be said that he did not seem overly anxious to learn He had, perhaps, secrets of his own
Once again they were seated around the careat success, and while the older members of the party smoked, our boys amused themselves in various ways
Will was, of course, busy with his photographic outfit His field dark-room was a success, and he developed his fils necessary, with little or no trouble Indeed, he had an apparatus whereby he could carry on this operation successfully even in the dayti else going on then
The others had fallen into a conversation connected with their ho, and Frank wondered why that wistful look had co cowboy Possibly he had a home somewhere--perhaps memories of a mother or father had crowded into hisof the sacred ties that bound them to Centerville
Frank had always believed thereof a history attached to Reddy's past He had even hoped that so to hiave Frank the iht have had a new longing spring up in his breast since their coain visit the scenes of his boyhood
So, as they talked, referring to many of the events of the past, naht came to hietting on with father's new car?”
He saw the cowboy start and turn white
”Who's Hank Brady?” he asked, his voice tree circuot his eyes open just in tiood,” replied Frank, watching the other with sudden interest