"Hello!" exclaimed Fenn Masterson, as he opened the front door of his home, in response to a ring, and admitted his chum, Bart Keene. "Glad to see you, Bart. Come on in." "What's the matter with you?" demanded Bart, throwing a strap full of books into a corner of the hall, as if he cared very little for the volumes. "Why weren't you at school to-day, Stumpy?" "Oh, I was a little hoarse this morning-" "What are you now; a mule?" inquired Bart. "No-Oh, hang it, you know what I mean-" "Sure!" interrupted Bart. "You slept in a stable last night, and, when you woke up you were a little horse. I know."