Harry Donnelle stood up for him and said that was right. I bet
he knew about it all the time. He said that he wouldn't trust Chandler to
go home alone.
"Now you've got him, hang onto him," that's what he said to Brent. "Safety
first, don't take any chances. Go up there and get your hundred. These
discharged soldiers are a bad lot. See what kind of a farm he lives on, and
if it's any good we'll hike up there next summer and strip the apple trees.
Got any good russets up there, Horace?"
So that's the way they fixed it, and the next morning Horace Chandler and
the Church Mice started off on their journey to Greendale. Brent Gaylong
said he was going to phone home from Kingston, so that their people would
know. Anyway, I guess their mothers and fathers wouldn't worry much,
because Brent was the kind of a fellow they could trust, that was one sure
thing.
Harry told Horace Chandler to start off with them just as if they were
going to hike all the way, and then when they got good and tired, to buy
tickets on the railroad. Do you know what I think? I think Harry had some
money and that he gave it to Horace so he could do that.
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