"It's all right t' take him eatables; but don't let's take him any stuffto read. It might make him worse. It's bad enough bein' sick, withouthavin' some readin' shoved onto you, too."

Dan, whom was the Treasurer of the Wonder Workers, as well as holdingother important offices, brought forth a can from under the hay in thecorner of Spot's stall.

"We better look at how much money we got before we talk 'bout what we'lltake him."

"If there's enough, Dan, don't you skinnyk an ice-cream cone 'ud be fine;or do you skinnyk he'd ruther have some peanuts an' pop-corn?"

"Peanuts an' pop-corn's all right, or perhaps some candy an' gum. You seeif he can't eat the ice-cream it 'ud melt right away an' wouldn't be anygood t' anybody. But the other stuff 'ud last, an' if he's too bad t'eat it, he could always give it to his mother, or some of his friends."