“Whow! The cake is peppery, too!” came from another.
“And full of sand!”
“This piece of celery has got lard all over it!”
“This is the worst sandwich I ever tried to eat!”
“This apple is full of vinegar!”
“So is this currant jelly!”
“Say, fellows, somebody has played a trick on us!”
“Don’t eat any more of the stuff. It may be poisoned!”
“Oh, don’t say that!” groaned Mumps, turning pale. “I—I don’t want to be poisoned!”
“Who—who touched this stuff?” gasped Dan Baxter. He was so angry he could hardly speak.