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"Where's the other young !" roared Ernest "You're wanted"

Roger sat up on the edge of his cot with a yawn As he did so, his eye fell on the unopened letters on the trunk

Without waiting to dress he opened the one posth twice, then very deliberately rose and pulled on his clothing His face was pale beneath the tan as he stepped out into thesun

"Ernest, here's some bad news!" he called "Coer said slowly, "Austin is dead and the S about the deal with"Good God!" He read the letter, then looked up into Roger's soo Poor chap!"

Roger nodded "But as he up to? The writer of that letter says that although the Seneral way in our work, Austin had no authority to go ahead Nohere did he get the money?"

"I suppose he was afraid soet in on it while the S, so he funded up himself I suppose they'd have paid hi out the delays and the red tape that haht he was hipped on the subject, but now--"

"What er

"Well, don't you re stuff from the Condit Iron Works he said he'd pay the bill hier shook his head "I don't reood scout he was to have so much faith in me! I wonder how much he spent on us, and whether his wife is provided for?"

"That won't be hard to find out What we've got to worry about now is the situation with the Sone"

"Yes, they do," replied Roger "That letter fron himself--Hampton?--is in reply to the report I sent Austin froo on with it!"

"If they won't, we are up against it," groaned Ernest "I don't want to ask father for money, and you and the Dean have tried every one in the world"

"And who the devil wants you to ask your father for ot practically all theexcept food We'll do the work ourselves"