“No! Wait!” Mary protested. “Let’s all go down to the Purple Mug for a cup of coffee. This must be done in the proper setting.”
“Now,” said Jimmie, fifteen minutes later, “what’s it all about?” He was fairly bursting with curiosity.
“It’s about all of us,” said Mary.
“May I tell him?” she turned to her companions.
“Sure! Certainly!” they agreed.
“First,” she said, “there is the reward for the capture of the Bubble Man. Tom just collected that.”
“Great!” exclaimed Jimmie. “Congrat——”
“Wait!” Mary held up a hand. “Half of it was awarded to a boy named Jimmie Drury.”
“But say!” Jimmie burst out.
“Fair enough,” Tom insisted. “I tried to have them give it all to you but they claimed I’d had a part in it.”