Think
wot a swell I'll be when Sunday comes."
"Come in the car. We've plenty of water, and soap too," suggested
Alan, smiling.
'"Well, boss, don't tempt me. I'm working. I can't soldier away no
time dudin' meself up on do bosses' time."
"All right," replied Ned, laughing, "every one to his taste."
There was plenty of work to be done, and in a few minutes all were
at it. The chief task this day was the unloading of the materials
yet on the car. That had to be done by night, except in the case of
the boxes marked "Overland," all of which had been carefully and
specially crated for wagon transportation. Of these there seemed a
great many, and they were all put in one pile in the space made
vacant by the removal of the gas generators. The hydrogen case,
covered with a blanket, stood always under Elmer's watchful eye.
This was to be removed last.
As the boys meant to stay close by their valuable outfit, they
planned to load Elmer's caravan early the next morning and to see it
start on its trying and dangerous trip. Then they intended to
remove the hydrogen cask to the corral and take up their own abode
in the same place.
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