After you went home, we rode down to see father, and he told us--Eh!" cried Don, turning quickly toward his brother, who just then gave his arm a sly pinch.
"Let me tell it," said Bert.

"We'd like to see you at our house this evening about five o'clock; can you come ?" "I reckon I can," answered David.

"Was that the good news you wanted to tell me ?" "No--I believe--yes, it was," said Don, who received another fearful pinch on the arm and saw his brother looking at him in a very significant way.

"You come up, anyhow." "We've got some work for you to do up there," said Bert.

"It will not pay you much at first, but perhaps you can make something out of it by-and-by.