William Philander," remarked Dick,

Stanley. "Why, the way he acts towards some of the fellows is outrageous. Just

put in Spud. "She is as bad as Tubby, when it come

friendly as over. The dudish student had sent the young lady a letter stating he thought some of his fellow collegians had doctored the box of candy, and this explanation was accep

ey visited the place, and many a nice time they and the girls had together. On those occasions Dick and Dora would roam off

Crabtree, have you?" questione

n't want to hear fro

let us hear from him soon

caped, Dick!" And Dora c

at can't

g new about your

of any im

oes he

mewhat better and was going to take a

large disturbs her very much. As soon as she heard

n a carriage. When they started to

emarked Tom, as they rode

k. "We have no boni

ing to give? He said it was to be the finest ye

want to be on hand, since we are in

Sam. "But I suppose we were thinking too mu

ad to come off, Tom?"

k sharp, so

his

ne next to it. They

f time-unless we have a brea

age is none too good. I said so when A

ar to be somewhat s

ps," returned Tom, with a sigh. "We ought

other. "If we had one of those we could

turn off on a side road for a distance of nearly a mile. Here the going

warned Dick. "Don

mpatiently. "We are losing a

uneven and full of rocks. Over the latter bumped the c

m, and brought them to a stan

" asked Dick

k," answered Tom, as h

ooked for the damage done. Tom's guess proved correct

in some dismay. "Say, I don't think

returned Dick. "Now we are

axle," said Tom, looking at the fracture

into the carriage. "Nothing here but the hi

pointing to a light in a nearby fi

e-so that nobody will run into the carriage. Now that th

Rovers hurried to where the light gleamed from the kitchen wind

door was opened, revealing an old man, wh

yeou?" h

road," answered Dick. "We thou

ort?" And the old man ga

ords the Rovers

wire, or straps, we'll pay

I am-with havin' sech rheumatism I can't work the far

indicated-a building all but ready to fall down. In a harnes

e will answer

back and pay the old man whatever he w

est Rover, and hurried off in t

a small table, eating a frugal me

e fence wire," said the youth. "Wh

ed the old man. "I don't think yeo

red Sam, kindly. "H

akdown give me a dollar fer wot th

dollar, will th

t three straps and what wire were meant, and kn

down?" asked Sam, as he

autymobile-a couple

!" cried Sam, with sudden

n the barn one night an' come fer it

many

e on 'em kept putty well out o' sig

man look th

a face that stuck out here," and

have real he

rows 'most as hea

the other

o' him. But, say, wot you askin'

t I am not sure," returned Sam, an

and as soon as the strapping and wiring of the split axle was completed all of the

eft the autymobile in the barn all night an' paid me a dol

the date this happ

hat, fer it was on my

ped!" murmured Dick, a

they go?"

hey went of

tes later the boys left him. All were rather thoughtfu

"Crabtree was around here a nigh

d up that 'autymobile,' as the old man called it. But it's too late now. They must be

said Tom. "I think he'll hang around, trying t

like to know who the fellow with the

iend, or he wouldn't he

else Crabtree paid him pre

gone, and that is a

tify the authorities about what they had learned, but finally concluded that this would do

xplaining about the axle and offering to pay for the damage done. Then the

etter lying on the table. It bore a specia

Rover boy; "A letter from home, and sen

ope," said Sam, h

in Tom. "It must be