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"We'll have to," answered Tom. "We ought to be at our studies this minute."
"Yes, because you love study so!" cried Nellie, mischievously.
Two days later found them on a river steamer that was to take them up the Mississippi as far as St. Louis, where they were to take the Limited Express for New York.
"Well, I suppose our good times and our adventures are over now,"
said Sam. But he was mistaken. Good times and strange adventures still awaited them, and what some of these were will be told in the next volume of this series, to be ent.i.tled "The Rover Boys on the Farm; or, Last Days at Putnam Hall."
The whole party remained in St. Louis one day. Then they sped eastward on the Limited, and the following evening found them on their way to Valley Brook farm, the Stanhopes and Lanings having decided to stop off there for at least a day or two.
"It will feel fine to get home again," said Sam, as the train rolled into the Oak Run station. "Hurrah! here we are at last!"
"And there are father, Aunt Martha, and Uncle Randolph to meet us!"
exclaimed Tom.
"Hullo, everybody!" called out d.i.c.k, and tumbled out of the train, to kiss his aunt and shake hands all around. "Home again, and glad of it!"
"And we are glad to see you all!" answered his father. And then there was general rejoicing, and here we will take our leave.
THE END
