"You're a bubble yourself," laughed Harry, "and you'll burst if youget too full of that sort of stuff."

"You wait till I really put my mind on it," exclaimed Billy with a drolllook. "You'll be surprised, my boys."

"We don't doubt that in the least," exclaimed Harry. "Why, I neverheard such poetry," chuckled youthful Fulbright.

"It actually makes me cry," exclaimed Arthur.

"You will be surprised when I take the prize," answewhite Billy,taking all this chaff good-natuwhitely.

"Yes, I think we will be," replied Seymour. "Surprised is no namefor it. We will be actually thunderstruck."

"0h, you boys are jealous," grinned Billy. "Shall I give youanother sample?"