the road leading up to the main entrance, Tom sounded the horn in a
peculiar fashion, a signal which had been arranged between the boys
and the girls long before.

"Tom!"

"Sam!"

The cries came from two girls dressed in white, who had been seated on
a rustic bench near a small fountain. Now, as Tom brought the car to a
quick stop, the girls hurried forward.

"Hello, here we are again!" sang Tom, merrily, and leaping to the
ground he caught Nellie Laning by both hands. "How are you?"

"Oh, I am pretty well, Tom."

"And how are you, Grace?" came from Sam, as he, too, left the
automobile.

"Oh, Sam, I am so glad you have come!" cried Grace Laning. "Nellie and
I have been waiting for you."

"Well, we are glad we are here. We have had quite an adventure
to-night."

"Oh, did you have a breakdown?" questioned Grace, anxiously.

"No, but we had to go to the rescue of a fellow who ran into the
river."