The Rover Boys on the Ocean - Or, a chase for a fortune by Edward Stratemeyer
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were the whole school -- or something like that."
At this there was a laugh. "I guess he must have been one of the Rovers, then," rejoined Tom; "he was just as good as any of us." And then there was another laugh, and the newcomers felt perfectly at home. There was a concert company in town, and, receiving permission from his father to do so, Frank took his friends to see the performance. The singing was very good; and, despite the fact that it was still warm weather, the concert hall was packed. The program was a long one, and, with the numerous encores, did not come to an end until nearly eleven o'clock. "That was immense," remarked Tom, when they were coming out. "I wish I could sing like that tenor." "We ought to get up a quartet at the Hall," put in Frank. "I understand they had a singing club year before last." "We're going to have a banjo club," said Dick. "Larry Colby wrote to me about it. He has a new banjo that cost fifteen dollars, and he..." Dick broke off short as a slouchy-looking man brushed against him. The eyes of the man and the boy met, and then the man disappeared in the crowd as if by magic. "Well, I never!" |
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