party of say eight or ten boys, and come over in the carryall."
"It's as good as done," announced Sam, with a profound bow. "Please put me down on your card for the first two-step."
"Und put me town for a dree-steps," added Hans, and at this there was another laugh.
"I don't know whether we'll have dancing or not," said Mrs. Stanhope. "But we'll try to have a good time."
"Who do you want us to invite—if we can come?" questioned Dick.
"Oh, Dick, we'll leave that to you. Of course we want all who were on the houseboat," and Dora looked at the Rovers and Songbird and Hans.
"With Fred that will make six. Shall I ask Larry Colby and George Granbury?"
"If you want to—and two more. But please don't ask those boys we just met," went on Dora, hastily.
"You mean Tad Sobber and Nick Pell?" questioned Tom, quickly.
"One called the other Nick. He was a very large lad," said Mrs. Stanhope.
"Sobber and Pell sure," murmured Tom. "What did they do?"
"Stood right in the middle of the road and
