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”Well, talking about roses, anyhow--” continued dick

”I don't see anything about here to remind you of roses,” contended Donald

”Can you tell ly?”

”The kind you have to hoe,” responded Donald, whose father had a garden

”I guess that's right, Don,” agreed the colonel

”Shad roes,” proclaimed dick

”Pooh!” sniffed Don; ”that has an ancient and fishlike flavor”

”Which reminds me,” remarked the colonel, ”that I provided some refreshments, as a consolation for your defeat, but as you won I suppose you won't care for the for ood to me”

CHAPTER XXIII

CONCLUSION

”I hope I aratulate you on your victory,” said a pleasant voice, and the boys looked up to see a young gentle finished the repast the colonel had provided, they were sitting around talking over the details of the race

”I have been looking for you for a couple of weeks,” he went on, co his hand to Rand ”It was a splendid race and pluckily rowed, and you deserved to win”

”Thank you,” replied Rand ”Did you say you were looking for entleman ”I see you don't rememberthe other day Co outside ”These are the young men who caan Nellie

”Oh, it was no anything,” returned Donald

”It was very an Nellie

”Itoto have saved you,” interposed Rand, with an emphasis on the you