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THE GALLEON
"Mom won't lemme, says I
gotta go to the doggone party,
doggone it!"
Einkey was well nigh speech-
less, he did not know what to
think. It was inconceivable
that Bub should allow the party
to come between him and such
an adventure. And yet there he
stood, immaculate in his party
clothes.
"Cancha get off any way ?"
"Not a chance. After the
scrap I put up she's bound I'll
go there now if the world comes
to an end."
Pinkey was plainly disgusted.
"Well, I'm going anyhow," he
declared with finality. Then he
added, "but you don't get your
two-thirds."
"The heck I don't!"
"The heck you do!"
'"Well I get half."
"You do not, you get one-
third."
Bub haggled and bargained
awhile but finally consented.
Whereupon Pinkey left drag-
ging the pick and shovel. As
soon as he was out of sight,
Bub dashed wildly over to Tub-
by's house with the news of
their success. They congratu-
lated each other and laughed
hilariously at Pinkey's expense.
"Oh boy, won't he throw a fit
when he finds the can! I'd like
to be there to see him. He'll be
madder'n a wet hen."
"Hot dog! Boy, that's the
best one ever pulled."
"I'll say so."
Tubby was swelled with the
pride of his ill gained victory.
He marched to Celias house
feeling like a conquerer coming
to claim the spoils of war. He
could hardly constrain his mirth
when he thought of Pinkey toil-
ing in the hot October sun.
The party was a grand suc-
cess and so was Tubby. He saw
the world through rose tintedg[ lasses, and especially Celia who
was to his enamoured eyes the
rosiest rose in all the garden.
- He was in his seventh heaven
of delight as he strode proudly
into the Lipscomb house with
the delectable Celia on his arm.
This amounted to almost a
formal announcement that the
two were sweethearts. Tubby
was looked upon with mingled
envy and admiration by the oth-
er boys. Pinkey, they opined,
was as good as out of the race.
And when that young gentle-
man failed to appear on the
scene, they confirmed their
opinions with many "I told you
sos." Achilles was undoubtedly
"sulking in his tent," they con-
cluded.
Celia questioned Tubby on
the subject.
"I wonder where Pinkey is ?"
she asked innocently.
"I dunno" responded Tubby
with nonchalance, "I'm not
keeping up with him."
A little later she casually
questioned several of the other
boys who likewise professed ig-
norance. Finally she questioned
Bub. At first he was uncertain
as to the advisability of telling
her but decided there would be
no harm in it. Besides he liked
to talk to her. In a very im-
portant and somewhat secretive
manner he informed her that
Pinkey had gone to hunt for old
man Hurley's gold. Celia ap-
peared perplexed, she could not
understand why of all times he
should choose that particular
evening for such a venture. She
refused to be satisfied with half
way explanations. Drawing Bub
a sid e from the crowd she sub-
jected him to a rigid cross ex-
amination. While they were
still talking Tubby came looking
for her and she went off with
him. Refreshments were being
served and the two retired to a21
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