p-p-pearl

Updated: August 17, 2026

But long before either Toby or Owen had finished eating, Steve hurried over to the pile, and squatting down, tailor fashion, began opening mussels. Just as the rest began to leave the vicinity of the fire they heard him give a shout. "Say, looky there at Steve he's dancing around like a wild Injun!" cried Bandy-legs. "B-b-bet you he's f-f-found a jim-dandy p-p-pearl," spluttered Toby.

Lawrence J. Leslie - In Camp on the Big Sunflower