"Songbird, do you warble as much as ever ?" "You can wager a sweet potato he does," said George Granbury.

"Nothing short of a cyclone will ever stop Songbird's warbling, eh, Songbird ?" For reply the youth addressed turned a pair of dreamy eyes on the speaker, and then said slowly: "With hopeful hearts And brightest faces, To school we go To fill our places.
We'll study hard, And do our best--" "If Songbird Powell Will give us a rest!" finished Tom.

"Oh, Songbird, have mercy on us, and don't begin so early." "You're a good one to preach, Tom," came from Larry.

"Started to joke the moment we met him, didn't he, Hans ?" "Did I ?" questioned Tom innocently.

"I had forgotten." He turned to Tubbs.