come so suddenly that Andy could not immediat

ook off his uniform, for Penhurst Academy was a military school, and

it, for he did not wish to add to his father

ad Carter came up one day, and leaning against th

ned farmer in ea

e being," answere

ine in your

? Thank you for

u will probably succeed better

ceed in anythi

omfortable opin

contrary, are mod

ean?" asked Co

like it I will take it back. Suppose I say

are going to talk to m

"It is a little imp

dering

turn you all out at

talk to me I shall be glad to have

t go together very well

ther proud or poor," r

thought Conrad. "However,

an intimate friend of Andy's. His father kept the vill

k, I see, An

u want to

n the store out of school hours, yo

t pi

churches unite in it. All the young people will be there. Yo

nts in Arden that I can't afford to miss any.

ty staying at the hotel, who has offered a prize of ten dollars

s about half a

little

or the prize, Val. You have

ould give me the prize.

expected

curing the prize. There is no boy in Ar

excep

y Gr

lly. "I can row pretty well-that is,

u get back yo

ve no

," said Valent

l. How many days are t

ys you can accomp

t to go to the city and look for a place, an

there nicely, and give you

l accept your kind offe

out every

o till aft

keep my boat. I will be at the boathouse at

ou are a good

but it isn't a

else,

ufferable now, and if he wins the

r, and a favorite resort for picnic parties. Conrad Carter, Valentine Burns, and two or

t any one should have a boat as good as his own, but this was something he could not help

cing during the aftern

son. John stood on th

?" he asked, when he retu

ery well,"

one else that can

ny one. Valentine h

that," said Con

s yours," said John, independent

ld thin

s no boat of his own, and would have to row in

o me, no matter in wha

nr

aps not; I

ght to know,

own, Conrad," sai

me, you are

end his boat to Jimmy

e will want it him

now, I think you w

nk so

y Grant and his chances, but, in truth, his boy friends i

cademy, but this they did not know. During his vacations at home he

Andy Grant can row

d lau

atoes better than he can

te fellow," said

at he is. I called at the farm

it wasn't th

don't treat me with more respe

ependently. "I'd just as soon as

buy out both

low. Why are you so anxious to win this

will give it to me. It isn't the mo

o in for it myself. I shouldn

would be we

our boat for

ve it for t

long enough to ro

g over it again myself as soon as I

owed very creditably, but was soon

elf what benefit he go

d his selfishness

ut I don't know who there is to do it. Valentine is only

. He had beaten his former recor

prize," he said