The boys shouted.
"Come down with the answer, Chunky."
"The watch had a spring in it," answered the fat boy solemnly.
"I think it's going to snow," observed Tad consulting the skies
reflectively.
"Yes, the air is very chill," returned Ned Rector solemnly. "Shouldn't
be surprised if some one perished in this outfit."
CHAPTER XV
MAKING A STARTLING DISCOVERY
Stacy Brown looked from one to the other of his companions in disgust.
"Ho, ho! ho, ho!" he exploded. "Hard luck when a fellow's company is
so thick that he has to laugh at his own jokes. Ho, ho, ho! Ha, ha,
ha! It is to smile, but nobody smiles. You make me tired."
"As I have already observed, I think it is going to rain," said Tad.
"Must be getting warmer, then. A minute ago you said it was going to
snow. It's my private opinion that you don't know what you think.
Ned doesn't know any more. The professor is the only one in the
outfit who has a sense of humor. _He_ knows when it's time to laugh.
Ha, ha!"
Professor Zepplin was smiling broadly. Stacy's joke was just dawning
upon the professor. But Tad's mind at that juncture was in another
direction. The lad had raised his head in a listening attitude, his
glance fixed keenly on the other side of the camp ground.
"Did you see something?" whispered Walter.
Tad shook his head.
"You heard something?"
"Never mind.
Pages:
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126