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Rh "Uh-huh, we'll go around to-night and see Dick. I'll just bet you anything that Mr. Brent could give him a lot of things to do if he wanted to. And I'll bet Mr. Addicks is the fellow to do them, too!"

"Yes, there's something about him that makes you know he's smart," confirmed Perry enthusiastically. "It would be dandy if we could help him—help him"

"Get on his feet again," supplied Fudge, whose literary efforts had provided him with a fine collection of phrases. "Yes, sir, and it's great we thought of doing it, Perry."

Perry was too pleased to challenge his friend's use of the word "we," and in a few minutes they had parted, having agreed to meet at half-past seven at the corner of Troutman and E Streets and put the case before Dick Lovering.