ttend to."

"Yes, we must be going, I have a big scheme on hand," put in Mr. Darby.
"A very big scheme, there are enormous possibilities in it. _Enormous_,
sir!"

"If they only come out," said Henry, with a laugh, as he and his father
withdrew.

"Well, if you are not to come back with me, I suppose I may as well be
going," remarked Uncle Ezra, after a pause. "Samanthy will be looking
for me. I'll say good-bye."

He turned to go, and at that instant an ominous growl came from under
the library table.

"What's that?" asked Mr. Larabee in alarm.

"I--I think it's Grit," replied Dick, trying not to laugh.

"That bulldog again!" exclaimed Mr. Larabee. "I hate dogs! I wish----"

But what he wished he never said, for Grit, seeming to know that an
enemy of his master was present, rushed from under the table, and, with
opened mouth, though he probably would not have bitten him, rushed at
Uncle Ezra.

"Here, Grit!" cried Dick. "Come back here this instant!"

But, with a wild yell, Mr. Larabee ran from the room, followed by the
dog. Out through the hall and down the steps Dick's uncle ran, the dog
growling behind him. But Gibbs captured Grit at the front door and held
him.

"Grit! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" asked Dick, trying not to laugh.
But Grit growled in a way that seemed to say he was not in the least
ashamed.

Mr. Larabee hurried off down the street, not once looking back.

"Well, that was a narrow escape," murmured Dick. "Eh, dad?"

"I suppose so. Still a visit to your uncle's house might have done you
good," added the millionaire, with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Now, dad," went on Dick, "I suppose that as I have fulfilled all the
conditions of the will I may do pretty nearly as I please."

"Not altogether," and the millionaire spoke rather gravely. "It is true
you will have a certain control of your money left you by your mother,
but you remember I told you, a year ago, there were certain other
provisions of the will. One of them is that you attend a good military
school."

"A military school!" exclaimed Dick, his eyes sparkling. "That will be
fine."

"Yes, but wait. The conditions are that you attend there and become
popular with the students in spite of your wealth. In short, that you
make your own way up without the aid of your millions, and become one of
the upper classmen through your own efforts. It is not going to be as
easy as you think, but I trust you can do it. There is no great hurr