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"So, here you are again!" he exclaimed heartily. "Did you get homesick?"

"No, but school begins on Wednesday, and we wished to be on time."

"That was sensible. How did your dog act in that ant-hill, Frankfort?"

"He did well. He earned five hundred marks."

"Five hundred marks! Did he perform tricks in a circus? Of course, we
know that he is a cute dog. Of course you have plenty of nickels now,
and if you had sent on your order for dinner, you could have had spring
chicken, peas, early apples, and other good things."

"Pixy did not perform in a circus, but he found a pocketbook belonging
to an English gentleman. It had valuable papers in it, and English
money, beside five hundred marks of German money."

"And that you kept."

"No, no! Please don't think so meanly of us."

"That is what I understood by what you said."

"No; let me tell you how it was. The gentleman who owned the pocketbook
gave it to my father for the poor children's home in our neighborhood."

"Well, now I call that generous; and I am glad to know that we have such
people in the world. If you are ready for dinner, come right to the
table and take seats."

The boys were glad that they did not have to wait, and followed the
broad-shouldered man to the dining-room. The landlady was already at the
table, as were Letta and Peter, and all welcomed the young travelers
cordially.

The soup was finished and the boys looked toward the kitchen door,
wondering what substantials would be forthcoming. They had not long
to wait, for the cook appeared with a veritable Chimborazo of an
apple-dumpling mountain, piled tier upon tier; and there had to be a
scattering of dishes to make place for the platter. The three Grecian
heroes gave glances of approval and satisfaction. They had a special
fondness for apple-dumplings, and approved of the size of each,
calculating that there would be enough for all, no matter how insatiable
the appetites. They took their forks in hand as a warrior would his
spear, and the landlady had the gratification of seeing that city
delicacies had not depreciated her humble country food in the opinion
of the three.

After they had paid the cook the compliment of eating to the limit of
possibility, and had laid down their forks preparatory to leaving the
table the landlord gave them a bit of excellent advice.

"Boys," he said, "did you ever hear this rule for keeping in good
health?"

'After breakfast work and toil;
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