Great news, Jerry! The storm last night damaged the roof of the academy so that it has been condemned as unsafe. And the Head has decided that there can be no school held for two weeks. "So Watkins was just telling me. He says most of the outside stu

Now KEEP your word, Frank, and tell us the news! "Yes, you got us to come to your house tonight under a promise, remember. What wonderful thing has happened to make you look so tickled?" "Talk to me about the Sphinx! Frank has the old relic beat

Hello, there, Red Rover! Come alongside! "What's the row, fellows? This dandy breeze is too good to be wasted loafing." "Frank's coming in the Jupiter, and coming like a streak!" "Yes, and more than that, Bluff, he waves his hat as though h

Great news, Jerry! The storm last night damaged the roof of the academy so that it has been condemned as unsafe. And the Head has decided that there can be no school held for two weeks. "So Watkins was just telling me. He says most of the outside stu

Now KEEP your word, Frank, and tell us the news! "Yes, you got us to come to your house tonight under a promise, remember. What wonderful thing has happened to make you look so tickled?" "Talk to me about the Sphinx! Frank has the old relic beat

Hello, there, Red Rover! Come alongside! "What's the row, fellows? This dandy breeze is too good to be wasted loafing." "Frank's coming in the Jupiter, and coming like a streak!" "Yes, and more than that, Bluff, he waves his hat as though h

"We're going into the woods light this time, it seems, boys." "Remember, Bluff, we sent along most of our stuff, such as blankets and grub, as also the cooking outfit, in charge of old Anthony, the stage driver." "That's a fact, Will, and he was to leave it at the abandoned mine shaft, from which point we expect to make pack horses of ourselves."

"That's a likely yarn, Sandy. I tell you I don't believe in ghosts." "All right. You can say what you like, Bluff Masters, but Caleb declares he saw it." "Oh, shucks He must have been dreaming." "Guess you never had any experience with that sort of things." "Only once, and that time it turned out to be a crazy man. Since then I've got my opinion of any fellow who takes stock in ghost stories."

"That looks like a challenge, Frank." "It was well fired, at any rate, Bluff " "I should say yes, because it knocked my hat clear off my head. Do we stand for that sort of thing, or shall we accept the dare?" "There are half a dozen and more of the enemy against four Outdoor Chums, but what of that? This is the first snow of the fall, with a real tang in the air. Say yes, Frank, and let's get busy "

"Own up, Will, you've got hold of some great news, and you're just keeping it back to tease us How about that, Bluff?" "You're right, Frank, for I can see it in his face. His eyes are just dancing with a big secret. But wait up; here comes Jerry across the campus. Now he'll just have to open the box, and show us."