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 ment among the young people in that city was tremendous.

Beany and Stubby and Fatty, three of her wide-awake boys meeting on a street corner, gave vent to their excitement.

"Say, fellows," cried Beany, hailing his friends with a flourish of his hands, "ain't it great that the city has voted for the elephant?"

"You bet," chorused his chums.

"Fellows," said Fatty, "teacher says that we can each of us buy a part of the elephant. I'm goin' to put in a quarter. Would that buy one hair on him?"

For answer his chums broke into peals of laughter. "Hey, Fatty," cried Stubby, poking his friend in the ribs, "where was you brought up? Don't you know elephants ain't got hair?"

"Bet you a quarter," answered Stubby.