A League of Three: Boy's Detective Stratagems — page 38: what you’re looking at

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, ‘ y i | c ; it Lal ; ; hr ies : { \ a | Ls 36 A LHAGUEH OF THRE. “I came.from nowhere and I am going to the other side of the same place,” at length answered Madie. The girls all giggled; they were rather pleased to see the Alec get a setback. The latter, however, did not mean to be set back, and he demanded: “ Are you a regular?” “A regular what?” “"Tramp.”, “Unlike you, I am not.” Again the girls all giggled. 1 “See here, mister, you’re too smart. “You are not smart enough, save in your own estima. tion.” “What’s that?” “Qh, come off! you’re soft, you are.” The girls giggled, and so did the other young men pres- ent, for they also were glad to see Mister Smart Alec “get it in the neck,” as they said. “Do you know what we do with tramps in this town?” “T’d know more than you if I knew anything,” said Madie. “ You’re smart, ain’t you?” “Td be a dullard if I weren’t smarter than you.” “YT am going to duck you.” “On. don't.” “Yes, [ will. Can you swim?” “Can you?” retorted our hero. “Yes, I can.” “Tam glad.” “You are?” “¥ es.” “Why?” “Well, you’ll learn if you attempt to duck me, that’s all.” The other young fellows present, believing that the Pre. re Eomilcbook