"I have engaged a beautiful bunch of green onions from the truck florist, Reddy has put all his money into carrots of a nice lively color, the exact shade of his hair, while I have advised Davy here to invest in turnips.

They are nice and round and hard, and will hit the stage with a resounding whack, providing he can throw straight enough to hit anything.

He can carry them in a paper bag and----" But before he could say more he was seized by David and Reddy and rushed unceremoniously into the street, while the girls signified their approbation by cries of "good enough for him" and "make him promise to behave to-morrow night." "I will.

I swear it," panted Hippy.

"Only don't rush me over the ground so fast.