Identifier: stnicholasserial351dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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y be like the chap whose motherwas crowing about him. Some one asked her ifher son passed the examinations for college. Oh,yes, indeed, she answered, Willie did beauti-fully. He entered with four conditions, one morethan any one else had ! I might be able to get in that way, laughedDick. But, say, you chaps, I wish we were ntgoing to split up so soon. So do I, answered Roy. I m really sorry atleaving Ferry Hill. I ve had some bully timeshere during the last two years. Well, I ve only been here six months or so,said Dick; but I ve had the time of my life.And of course I ve got you fellows to thank forthat, you and Harry together. I wish—I wish Iwas going to see you this summer for a while. Well, why not? asked Chub, eagerly. Dad wants me to go over to London and staywith him, answered Dick. I hate London. Butwhat I d like to do is to stay right here and— Where? asked Chub, innocently. On FoxIsland? Well, somewhere around these diggings, an-swered Dick. Why not here—on Fox Island?
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THREE BOYS LAY AT THEIR EASE IN THE SHADE OF THE WHITE BIRCHES. 2O7 208 HARRYS ISLAND (Jan., A chap might do worse than spend a time onthis old island, said Roy, as he leaned backagainst the trunk of a birch-tree and smiled con-tentedly. It s a dandy camping place. That s it \ cried Dick. What !s it, you old chump ? asked Chub. Let s do that! Let scamp out here this summer ! t I 11 beg off from goingacross, and we 11 have aswell time. What do yousay ? Chub grinned. Say, are you in ear-nest? he asked. Dead earnest! Well, then, let me rec-ommend the water-cureagain. If you 11 just holdyour overheated brow un-der the surface for a min-ute— Look here, though, youfellows, said Roy, sud-denly, why could nt we doit ? Not for all summer,of course, but, say, for amonth or six weeks. Whereare you going, Chub? Me? Same old place, Isuppose; Delaware WaterGap. Now, if the folkswould only let me, I d doit as quick as a flash. Well, write and askthem, said Roy. I 11 doit if you fellows will. Do yo

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