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Greg had signaled for what had once been one of his chum's best -a modification of the "jump ball" that had cost this young pitcher much hard study and arm-strain. As Dick stood ready to let go of the ball he seemed inclined to dawdle over it. It wasn't going to be one of his snappiest -any onlooker could judge that, at least, so it seemed.
"My dear chap," he said, "I don't do any advertising." "Impossible!" cried the other, aghast as at some gratuitous indecency. "Not in the sense you mean. Such advertising as benefits me most is done for me by the snappiest copywriters in the business." "I suppose you refer to Whitewash and Gilt?" said Mr. Gilbert wistfully. "Not at all.
He bought pumps which cost exactly twice as much as the largest sum which he had allowed himself. He bought a newspaper, and in the want-columns found the advertisement: Silberfarb the Society Tailor DRESS SUITS TO RENT Snappiest in the City Despite the superlative snappiness of Mr.
To Durand the experience was not a new one, for he had the faculty of winning an entree almost anywhere, but to Ralph and his roommate, Jean Paul Nicholas, as bright, merry a chap as ever looked frankly into one's face with a pair of the clearest, snappiest blue eyes ever seen, the world was an entirely new one and fairly overflowing with delightful experiences.
Scraggs come to the door and it was one of the blackest-eyed and snappiest of the race and she says, 'Zeke Scraggs! Where you been? I just fell into her arms. "'Bear with me, Susan, or Mary Ann, or whatever your name is, says I, 'for I've had a ter'ble time. "'You behave yourself, you old idiot, or I'll do you personal harm, says she.
When the 'Varsity was challenged by a neighboring institute to a competitive drill the "scouts" of the former reported that the crack company of the San Pedros had the snappiest captain they ever saw, and that, with far better material to choose from, and more of it, the 'Varsity wouldn't stand a ghost of a show in the eyes of the professional judges unless Billy would "brace up" and "take hold."
And so when I saw Barker leaving her home I immediately made an engagement to call upon her to-morrow night!" "You call on that kid " Suddenly Leverage lay back in his swivel chair and gave vent to a peal of raucous laughter. He banged his fist on the arm of the chair: "Oh! Boy! That's the snappiest yet. David Carroll paying a social call on a seventeen-year-old kid! Mama! Ain't that the richest "
Uttering these words in his snappiest way, Singh whisked himself round and stalked off. "Can't help it," said Glyn to himself. "I will get it done, and then go and meet him. He'll soon cool down, and there will be time enough to go to the shop and get back before supper."
Bob pretended to be sad. "Now what do you boys want to do?" Bet was in her snappiest form, business-like and full of energy. "You can paint that strip around the wall where we've marked it, or you can paint the window, or you can paint chairs or tables. Now just take your choice of work, I don't care what you do, as long as you paint." "But I wanted to do basketry or clay figures," teased Bob.
Are we boys going to be beaten by a bunch of skirts? Come on, fellows, let's work up some real genuine enthusiasm and all boost together for the snappiest dinner yet! Elegant eats, short ginger-talks, and memories shared together of the brightest, gladdest days of life. The dinner was held in a private room at the Union Club.
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