trick or, two."

At last Cedarville was reached and the little steamer tied up at
the dock, and the boys and girls went ashore. Just before
leaving, Dick took a look at Dan Baxter and saw that he wag now
sleeping in earnest.

"I won't wake him," he thought. "If he is carried to the head of
the lake, it will only serve him right."

Once on the dock, he and Fred hurried off to see about the
baggage, and while they were gone a well-dressed and pleasant-
looking farmer came up and kissed each of the girls. It was Mr.
Laning.

"I hope you had a nice visit to Cousin May's," he said. "Come,
the carriage is waiting out in the street."

And he hurried the girls away before they had hardly time to say
good-by.

"Nice girls," remarked Tom.

"Yes, indeed," answered Sam. "Hope we see them again."

"We won't have much of a chance if what they say about Putnam Hall
is true, Sam. Evidently Captain Putnam believes in keeping his
pupils well in hand."

"Well, Uncle Randolph believes we ought' to be taken well in