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Several thousand dollars, more like it." "Do you mean to say," said Archie, with honest amazement, "that there are chumps going about loose absolutely loose who would pay that for a weird little object like Pongo?" "Undoubtedly, sir. These antique china figures are in great demand among collectors." Archie looked at Pongo once more, and shook his head. "Well, well, well!
'I'm a-goin' into the next room in the execution of my duty. I'm a-goin' to use my eyes my ears have gone off their chumps, what with you and them cats. And he pushed Robert aside, and strode through the door. 'Don't say I didn't warn you, said Robert. 'It's tigers REALLY, said Jane. 'Father said so. I wouldn't go in, if I were you.
But if you go there thinking, as many people seem to think, that the President's backbone is made of banana pulp, and that he is not alive to the situation, you will make a mistake. There are chumps like you all over this country that wonder why they have not been selected to run this country, who think the commander-in-chief is running ward politics instead of the affairs of the country.
"Roumanian, possibly," I suggested, "as he comes from there." "You rather excel yourself," he smiled. "Registering from Roumania, however, isn't prima facie evidence that he's a Roumanian." "He's a clever little talker, all the same." "Right O! Too clever. I'm wondering if we aren't a pair of chumps to take him." "Why?" "He may be a crook, for all we know.
Two unsuccessful attempts to leave the Castle grounds had been made during the night. Truxton had aired his opinion to Mr. Hobbs after breakfast. "I'll bet my head I could get away with it," he had said, doubly scornful because of a sleepless night. "They go about it like a lot of chumps. No wonder they are chased back."
Your next question required five strokes of the critter's foot. Then came six, and you followed it up with seven. Come, come, Mr. Merriwell, you're not dealing with chumps. I've seen horses that could do them little things, but it's no sign of brains. You're on the critter's back. By training it, you could git it so it would paw the ground every time you pressed your knee against its shoulder.
I think we'll go up in the balloon, circle around over the plain at just a little elevation, and maybe we can spot it that way." "All right, I'm with you." But they did not try that plan. For in the middle of the night Ned suddenly awakened. Something had come to him in his sleep. "Tom! Tom!" he cried. "I have it! What chumps we were!" "What's the matter, old man?" asked Tom anxiously.
But they know us, and they don't want us, except just for one thing, and that's our money. I tell you, the Americans are the chumps over here. Soon's they got all our money, or think they have, they say, 'Here, you Americans, this is my country; you get off; and we got to get. Ever been over before?" "A great while ago; so long that I can hardly believe it." "It's my first time.
At least, they weren't seen again aboard the cruiser until that time, although Perry, Phil and Ossie, following them ashore after dinner, were scandalised to see them strolling around quite brazenly in the company of an equal number of young ladies. "Girls!" snorted Perry scornfully. "Why, the big chumps, they look as if they liked it! Gee, it's enough to sicken a fellow!"
"Wha-a-at's that for?" sputtered Hazelton as soon as he could talk. "Because you needed it," replied Tom soberly. "Will you kindly do as much for me? We were all such chumps that we cheated ourselves out of the best black bass fishing to-day that ever mortal saw. So we all ought to be ducked." Harry stared at his friend in some astonishment.
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