My aspirations now are entirely literary.' "Well, he's got his literary job at last, bein' engaged as sportin' editor on one of Gabe's papers.

His dad, old Sol Bearse, seems to be pretty well satisfied, partic'lar as another engagement between the Bearse family and the Sterzers has just been given out." Barzilla helped himself to another doughnut.

His host leaned back in his chair and laughed uproariously.
"Well, by the great and mighty!" he exclaimed, "that Willie chap certainly did fool you, didn't he.

You can't always tell about these college critters.

Sometimes they break out unexpected, like chickenpox in the 'Old Men's Home.' Ha! ha! Say, do you know Nate Scudder ?" "Know him?
Course I know him! The meanest man on the Cape, and livin' right in my own town, too! Well, if I didn't know him I might trust him, and that would be the beginnin' of the end--for me." "It sartin would.