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Darrin halted his chum before a store where dry goods and notions were sold. "Let's go in here " "What, for?" Midshipman Dalzell asked in astonishment. "I want to make a purchase," replied Dave soberly. "Danny boy, I'm going to buy you a hat pin -one at least ten inches long. You're to slip it in, somewhere in your togs.
"I'm sure that after the other night nobody could blame us for being frightened." "No. But there is one thing I can blame you for," said Mollie, glaring morosely at her chum. "And that is for not letting the horrible old thing drown itself when it so very evidently wanted to. If that had happened all our worries would have been over." "Goodness, Mollie, what a horrible idea!" Betty protested.
"Yes, though," said Pete. "It was up at Johannesburg. Two chums settled there, and one married a girl. Nice lil thing, too; some of the Boer girls, you know; but not much ballast at her at all. The husband went up country for the Consolidated Co., and when he came back there was trouble. Chum had been sweethearting the wife a bit!" "Aw, dear!" "Aw, well, well!" "Do? The husband?
She knew his head as quick as she sot eyes on it." "My chum asked Pa if he was married, and he said he was a widower, He said his wife died fourteen years ago, of liver complaint. Well, Ma shook like a leaf, and I could hear her new teeth rattle just like chewing strawberries with sand in them. Then my chum put his arms around Pa's neck and said, "If you love me kiss me in the mouth."
Mary told him he'd better hurry along to Central America, or wherever it was he intended going, as she didn't care for him as much as he flattered himself she did." "Good!" cried Ned. "Shake, old man. I'm glad!" They shook hands. "Well, what's the matter? Didn't you read all of her letter?" asked Ned when he saw his chum once more perusing the epistle. "No. There's a postscript here."
Clover's eyes wandered to a corner where stood a small parlor organ, and over it a shelf of books. She rose to examine them. To her surprise they were all hymnals and Church of England prayer-books. There were no others. She wondered what it meant. Clarence had given up his own bedroom to Phil, and was to chum with his friend.
"I'm going -I'm not going to wait another minute -all the other fellows are going -my grandfather fought through the Civil War -it's me for the submarine fleet -I'm off this very " But before he could ramble any farther Ted took a hand in the oratory. "What's the matter, chum? Flunked in anything, or been out to see a new movie show, have you?"
I haven't let myself know how much I wanted her. She's everything. She's sister and chum and wife and everything." "It's But I am glad for you. Will you believe that? And perhaps you understand how I felt, now. I'm very sorry I let myself go. I hope you will Oh, please go now." He sprang up, only too ready to go.
We had to clear out and none too soon. But this time I've a chum waiting for me in London, and besides..." Bessie Carvil was breathing quickly. "What if I tried a knock at the door?" he suggested. "Try," she said.
The firelight fell plainly upon a face, and Owen had no difficulty in recognizing Steve! Almost holding their breath the two boys watched to see what their strange chum did. They saw him deliberately open the haversack and plunge his hand inside. "Oh! look! he's got the little package, Max," whispered the horrified Owen. Max pinched his arm. "Keep still," he made out to say in the other's ear.
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