In the yard there was more talk and laughter, as the boys and girls started for their homes.
"Did vou hear what Bob Bouncer said?"
"Sure! We all did!"
"Wasn't he terrible?"
"And how awful Nellie must have felt! I was real sorry for her."
"So was I. Bob was scared too, I guess."
Thus Bob's companions talked about him.
Frank and Sammy made their way through the crowd to the side of their chum.
"Say, what in the world was the matter with you?" demanded Frank.
"Were you talking in your sleep?" Sammy wanted to know.
"No, I wasn't," answered Bob, quickly. "It was just as I told Mr. Tetlow. I suddenly got an idea, and, before I knew it, I popped out and said it. I didn't even know Nellie was speaking, as I was thinking of something else."
"What was it?" asked Frank.
"Yes, you may as well tell us, now that you went that far," added Sammy.
"Well, it was an idea about our Summer vacation," went on Bob. "Our folks are going to the seashore, you know, and I don't see any reason why you fellows can't come too."
"There are two good reasons," said Frank. "I have one, and Sammy has the other."
"None of our folks are going to the shore," said Sammy. "I wish we were, though, for we could have lots of fun together. Now we'll be a couple of hundred miles apart," he added, in disappointed tones.
"And that's just what my idea is about!" exclaimed Bob. "There's no use in us being separated. Look here, fellows,
