No danger of his seeing Sallie, so
don't mention it to her. Wait, I'll give you my hand to help you up,
Sallie!"
But the country girl had led the horse alongside the drinking trough,
and was on his back in a jiffy, long before Frank could come across.
"Goodbye, and good luck, boys!" she called back, as she gave the horse a
switch with the end of the halter, and was off at a lumbering pace.
They stood there a minute or so watching the girl flying down the lane.
She turned around once, and waved her hand at them, while her long hair
blew behind in a cloud. Frank would not soon forget the sight of Sallie
Hoskins going to carry the news to a point where it could be telephoned
in to town--news that would cause a tremendous wave of excitement to
pass over the whole of Bloomsbury.
"Hurrah! that's done, and well done too, Frank, I say!" exclaimed Andy,
turning on his cousin with a face that plainly said, "What's next on our
programme?"
"Before we pull out I guess we owe it to the good woman to tell her
something of the truth, for I don't believe she knows a single thing
about it from Sallie or the professor. So come along to the kitchen with
me, Andy. Then we'll chase off to where we left our aeroplane, and stand
ready for anything that may happen."
The two of them quickly reached the kitchen door.
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