At length out steps P. Petronius, an old chum of his, a finished scholar in the Claudian tongue and claims a remand. Not granted.

It always made her sore when I got chums with Amy at school and got my nose in it with the Acme crowd, andand she'll change her tune now, I guess, me marrying her husband's second cousin.

" Noaks certainly seemed to have discovered a chum in the black sheep of the Upper Fourth, and the Triple Alliance began to congratulate themselves that he would trouble them no further.

While Joe Carbrook was fitting himself into the life of the University and the Wesley Foundation, the chums at Cartwright were quite as busy making themselves a part of their new world.

Grundy was already at the trysting-place, accompanied by Andson, a chum from the Upper Fourth, and Fletcher junior.

cried Joe, affectionately slapping his chum on the back with such energy that the book flew out of the other's hands.

Now, Jeannette was only two years younger than J.W. and Marty, but through most of the years when J.W. was going every week to the farm, she was "only a girl," and far behind the two chums by all the exacting standards which to boys are more than law.

Frank had not seen his chum for an hour; and chancing to poke his head into the forward turret, he was surprised to see Jack working like a Trojan with the members of the gun crew.

" Modest Mr. Farley did not mention the fact that he was running toward the stern, intent on following his chums into the rough sea at the very instant when the order reached him.

" "Just what they were," and Frank went on to explain how it came there was a second vacation for the academy boys of Centerville, and also the unfortunate fact of Andy, known among his chums as "Butch" for some unexplained reason, having determined to take an outing in the same region at the identical time they had arranged to come.

Rather idly she picked it up, and the next moment she uttered a cry that brought her chums to her side in some alarm.

Then again it seemed to be the only hope offered to poor Jack; and Tom was bound to stick by his chum through thick and thin.

We were better chums than ever.

She turned and tossed, wondering how she could get more money for her chum without arousing suspicion.

All his recent troubles, as viewed from the pleasant seat by the campfire, with his three chums around him, seemed to fade into insignificance.

Time I was doing something, if I don't want him to drop on my chum like a rubber ball.

"Like a new chum off a brumby.

" Saying nothing to his chum about it, Blake went with the letter toward the Spaniard's stateroom.