Then the
chums strolled up to some near-by apple trees, selected some fruit
that suited them, and threw themselves on the ground to enjoy their
feast.
"Now we are ready to listen to your imperial majesty's secret,"
observed Giant as he munched a juicy apple.
"Yes, let us in on it, by all means," added Snap.
"And don't say it's about lessons for the coming fall," put in
Whopper with a mock-serious look.
"Lessons!" burst out Giant. "Perish the thought!"
"Well, to start with," began the doctor's son. "How would you like
to go camping again?"
"Fine!"
"Great!"
"Couldn't be better!"
"Just as I thought," continued Shep. "And just what I told my
father. He wants us to go out, you know," and Shep's eyes began
to twinkle.
"He wants us to go out?" asked Whopper. "You mean he is willing for
you to go?"
"No, he told me to ask you if you wanted to go out---for him."
"Mystery on mystery," came from Giant. "For him? I don't understand."
"Neither do I," came simultaneously from Snap and Whopper.
"Will, it's this way, to tell you the whole story.
Pages:
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28