owadays. But I think
perhaps I can arrange matters. The car is no use up there; it isn't of
much use _anywhere_. I'm afraid the difficult part would be in moving it
away from the tracks when we got it to Bridgeboro. However, we'll see."

I was so excited that when we got to Bridgeboro I stayed on the train
and went on up to Brewster's Centre just to take a look at the car. As
long as I was up there I thought I might as well get an ice-cream cone
at that place I told you about. Then I hiked it home.

CHAPTER III

"A WIDE-AWAKE LOT"

In a couple of days I got a letter from Mr. Temple. It came from his
office in New York. This is what it said:

DEAR ROY:

I have arranged with the railroad people to let you boys have the
Brewster's Centre Station car. You will please accept it as a gift
to your troop from myself.

The freight which passes through Brewster's Centre somewhere around
10 P.M. will take it on Friday night and leave it on the siding at
Bridgeboro. I am going to talk with Mr. Ellsworth about the means
of moving it from there to a suitable location.

I am informed that the new station will be opened Friday morning,
so if you and your companions wish to take possession Friday
afternoon, you may do so. But do not make any alterations or
bother the local agent until he gives you permission to go ahead.

I hope the troop will find this makeshift meeting place suitable
till conditions are more favorable for finding a permanent
headquarters.

Best wishes to you.

JOHN TEMPLE.

Oh, boy, isn't he a peach of a man? I bet we hiked up to Brewster's
Centre a dozen times before Friday. I guess Pee-wee thought the station
would run away. He couldn't even wait till it got down to Bridgeboro,
but asked the girl ticket agent if it would be all right for him to
bring some things up, and good night! he showed up Thursday afternoon
with his moving picture outfit and a lot of other stuff.

On Friday morning the new station was opened. It had a nice little
ticket office for the girl to read novels in. So on Friday afternoon we
all went up and took the boarding away from under the car and piled it
inside, because we thought we might use it again. The part that was
boarded off for a ticket office was at one end, and in the other part
the seats were left just the same as in a regular car. It wa