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That night Gus came over to Bill's home and the two went over the plans until late; then Gus chatted awhile on the steps, Bill standing in the doorway. Suddenly, from over toward the northeast, in the direction of the upper tract of the Hooper estate, there was a flash in the sky and a dull reverberation like a very distant or muffled blast.

"Gus," said Cappy Ricks, "one of these days the Democratic party is going to wake up and discover that America isn't where they left it the night before! And when that happens they're going to ask you about it, you you infer-nal " The phone clicked. J. Augustus Redell had hung up. "Drat it! God bless him!" murmured Cappy Ricks and hung up, too.

One day Gus and George, the colored man, were working at the far end of the curved dam breast, the stone work having risen to four feet in height. Bill was stooping to inspect the cement on the near end and the view of the hill was cut off. Presently voices came to him, mostly a sort of good-natured protest in monosyllables; then Thad's tones, low enough to keep Gus from hearing.

Thar'll be meat, fresh or hotted up, onct a day, and pie on Sundays." The deserters to a man returned from their ignominious retreat. "Now, Co, you stand behind me, and when you git tired, you kin set on half my chair. Milt, git behind ma, and Bud and Bobby, stand back of Flamingus and Gus. If they don't divvy up even they'll hev to change places with you. Now, to places!"

"Well what the hell, you've still got him located in the lower half of Shadyside. Tell you what, I'll send a man up Ellsworth, get Bloomfield to cruise Baum Boulevard in a scout car, and have Squirrel Hill put a patrol on Wilkens. We can triangulate." "No," said King, "not yet. Thanks anyway, Gus, but there's no point in stirring up a tempest in a teapot. Just tell them to watch it.

If Gus really meant Augustus, why Augustus he would be henceforth. The Massa Captain had said it and what the Massa Captain said went, especially when he gave a bright new dime to enforce the order. "And YOUR name?" continued the questioner, pointing at number two. "I'se jist Jule, sah," was the shy reply. "That's a nickname too. I can't have such slipshod, no-account names for my hands' children.

Allie's away an' Ma's layin' down, so " "Ma isn't ill, I hope?" "N no. Just ailin'. I thought mebbe one of the neighbors had run in to see her, but I guess they're busy. We got lots of neighbors here, rich ones, an' we made up our minds to like 'em, if they'll give us a chance." "You were in luck to find a house in such a smart neighborhood, Gus.

"All right; when you are ready to act, let me know, and I'll help you all I can," answered Gus Pender. Inside of a week the newly-elected officers felt perfectly at home in their various positions. Captain Putnam's idea of allowing only such cadets to be candidates as could fill the positions properly had borne good fruit, and the battalion was now in better condition than ever before.

"Humph! he'll walk back," snorted Gus. "I tried thet pack animal. He's hell fer breakfast." "Gus, if I was goin' to walk I'd leave my saddle heah in camp," drawled Blinky. "Blink, I'll let you ride in behind me," added Pan. As a matter of fact, Pan was not having much luck propitiating the horse he had selected.

"I think Reff Ritter would like to be a captain or major." "He never will be he can't get the support. Why, hardly any of the cadets go with Reff any more. Even Paxton seems to have dropped him. About the only close friend he has is Gus Coulter." "Maybe the boys have dropped him because his father is no longer rich."