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48 Sharp. "It's against the rules to shoot off that cannon without permission."

"It wasn't the cannon, Professor," explained Frank Holden. "It was a bomb. Somebody"

Boom! went another bomb, and it was right over the professor's head. The professor was scared and ducked wildly.

"I want the person who is doing that" he commenced, but got no further, for just then a big rocket went hissing through the air, to burst a second later and let fall a beautiful shower of golden rain.

"Oh, isn't that grand!"

"Say, this is something like!"

"Must be that Doctor Wallington meant to surprise us."

Far into the sky flew two more rockets, one letting fall some chains of red, white and blue and the other some strange fish-like shapes that darted hither and thither.

"This is certainly all to the merry!" murmured Stanley. "It's as good as a Fourth of July exhibition."

"Look at the Roman candles!" cried Max, pointing over to the woods. From among the trees three large Roman candles were sending their balls of various colors high into the air.

"This is a surprise and no mistake," murmured