ed glances after the man who had so rudely pushed

have a crooked

se looked as though he had been a football player most of hi

, and looked up and down the s

n sight," he said. "But if you think i

"Maybe after we caught up to hi

probably more than one man with[43] a crooked nose in Cresville. We can't go up to the first chap we meet w

us, but that isn't criminal. I guess we'll just have to let him go, and second Bob's

tells a funny story, and Crooked Nose, as we'll call him until we think

e a shot as soon as he saw us. I'm sure there's something wrong about hi

look after Professor Snodgrass a little now. He may be at one of our

eir meal, talking meanwhile a

atriotic meeting ma

4

ess there will be plenty of such from now on, since Un

at it was a success they heard from several persons to whom they spoke as they rode through the streets of the small city on

's mother, who was entertaining the little scient

be a hero?" asked Ned, as

red Mr. Snodgra

red Jerry. "He stopped the team that was

ned it, Professor!" e

st!" murm

e in question. I only saw some horses[45] coming down the road, and I didn't want them to step on a colony

e, Jerry and Ned did a bit of hero work themselves," an

er looking proudly at him. "Bob was in it, too. If he hadn't

Ned. "I guess we can all

eeting?" asked

n half over, to see about the fire, and we've been busy ever since. But say

or their own rights and the cause of humanity," was the quick answer. "We'll all have to get into the

[46] that a certain kind of insect was to be found in the vicinity of Cresville, and so he ha

ed Jerry. "Are you counting on

found just what I want right here, so it won't be neces

hat all our good times have to be curtailed for a

aid Mrs. Hopkins. "You have had your share of fun, and

trips with you boys. I haven't forgotten the stirring times we have had. There may be more ahead o

peaking of the Frenchman's real or fancied loss of his mon

4

Hopkins suddenly. "He does work for Mr. Martley, the jewe

emanded Jerry, who saw

t month at Martley's back to be engraved. Pe

ned a diam

Mrs. Hopkins clasped her hands.

will have to pay for i

ll make a lot of troub

oking up from a dried bug he was inspecting, for he carried specimens

end, too," said Bob. "Why

, getting some of the insects into my specimen box, when I was almost trodden on by[48] a man who was hurrying past. I looked up to remonstrate with him,

shows that. He did the same thing to us. We must keep our eyes

he night at Mrs. Hopkins' house, but

e highly interesting

eler had had a great number of things in his possession to engrave, ent

also a gold watch which was the property of Mr. Baker, Bob's father. Both of these valuable article

d way financially, and this made matters worse than ever for him. His creditors came down on him immediately and t

h," said Bob to his chums. "And such a fine tim

oss," returned Jerry. "That diamond

o trust the old Frenc

guess the old man was honest enough

ed Nose got

hope we get

et much out of Martley. He's to

bugs. But there was, on their part, not much interest in the work. They were, as was every one else in town, too m

heir automobile, discussing what they would do at the coming term of scho

t, fellows!"

Bob, whose view wa

ay be a draft, later, fellows, and the volunteers are the boys who go firs

e murmured. Then, with a suddennes

g to offer myself to Uncle Sam!