Part 31 (1/2)
”Five Rovers, and all froly at his co but kids,” returned the other ”It's only the man who counts, and his name seems to be Richard Rover”
”Do you think he is the same Rover?”
”I shouldn't wonder, Tate That name isn't a common one However, we had better make sure before we et through washi+ng up, and then they ca into the dining-room with the others for supper They ca the scene before theed up to them
”Well, what do you think of our town?” questioned one of theh of it to form an opinion,” answered Fred
”It will take us a week or two, I suppose, to take in all the sights,”
caht take you a week or two if you went on foot through the mud,”
answered the second man And then he continued: ”I suppose you came fro to invest in some oil wells, I suppose?” remarked the first man who had spoken, and he ss here,” answered Fred ”You see, my uncle is interested in a tract of land they say has oil on it Of course he'll want to oes ahead”
”Is that man who is with you your uncle?”
”Yes”
”Is the tract of land he is interested in near here?” questioned the second man
”I don't kno close it is to this town”
”What's the tract called? If you don't know exactly where it is, perhaps we can help you locate it”
”It's the Loriht theout of idle curiosity
”Oh, I see” The man frowned and looked at his co about that tract?”
”Oh, I've heard of it It's up on the north side of the town I understand Spell was shot during the war,” theat the boys
”He was,” answered Andy ”And he left all his property to my Uncle dick, who once saved his life”
”Oh, that's it, is it!” cried one of theabout that Your uncle played the regular hero act”
”As I said before, he saved Lorimer Spell's life, and did it at the risk of his own It was in the hts”
At thisdown the stairs and out on the porch of the hotel in great excitement