It's a good joke, and I admit that it's on me.

But it has been carried far enough.

If you please---_no more pennies_!" "But pennies are all I happen to have, sir," protested Dave Darrin, stepping forward.

"Don't you want me to pay you for the music, sir ?" "Oh, well," replied the principal, with a sigh, "I'll take 'em, then." As Dick & Co.

had disposed of every one of their little rolls of fifteen, few of the students were unprovided with pennies.
So the copper stream continued to pour in.