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Rh us all to keep our eyes open for fresh discoveries.”

“What should we do with them?” inquired Ted, who had been meditatively sticking out  his tongue, as he pondered the subject of the  museum.

“Which, discoveries or specimens? We can decide when we get them,” answered Bess,  laughing, while another crack from Phil’s direction showed that that youth’s hunger was not  yet appeased.

“Let’s put in Phil,” suggested Rob. “He’s as fond of peanuts as a monkey at a circus, and  if we caged him up, he’d make a splendid  animal to start with.”

“We’ll put you in for a hyena,” retorted Phil good-naturedly. “You howled like one at rehearsal last night.”

“We might start a menagerie among ourselves,” said Bert. “Ted could be the elephant, and Sam a”—

“Bear?” inquired Sam. “No, thank you; I’d rather get up a collection of smaller game. Now vacation has come, we’d have plenty of time”—