Oh! it makes me furious, that's what it does." "Well, as you've asked me to go along, Thad, I'll accommodate you; but have you any little scheme on foot today ?" continued Hugh, leading the way toward the back door, since he under stood that his chum had left his bundle there before hunting him out.
"I wish I did, Hugh," replied the other, eagerly, "but try as I may, it seems to me I just can't think up anything worth while.

After that grand scheme of ours fell so flat it took all the wind out of my sails.

I'm trusting mostly to luck to have something come up that we can grab hold of, so as to give him a boost." They were soon on their way.

Thad talked almost incessantly, and begged his companion to try his hardest to conceive some promising plan that might turn out a shade better than the one connected with that imaginary marshal from Texas.
So they presently arrived at the Hosmer cottage.

Thad did the knocking.
He had decided to go in at the slightest invitation, in hopes of meeting Brother Lu again, and ascertaining what the prospects were for his departing to the other world.
To the surprise of both boys, when they were admitted by Matilda they discovered the object of their thoughts seated in a chair, with a thick shawl across his shoulders.