“I may by and by. By the way, Herman, I see you have a new bicycle?”
“Yes,” answered Herman with some interest, for he felt quite proud of his new purchase.
“Do you mind telling me where you bought it?”
“Perhaps you are thinking of buying one,” said Herman, smiling in evident amusement.
“I may do so. I always thought I should like a bicycle.”
“You can get one like mine for a hundred and thirty-five dollars.”
“I wouldn’t mind paying that for a good wheel.”
“You must be crazy!” ejaculated Herman, half amused, half angry. “It is nonsense for you, a poor newsboy, to talk of buying a bicycle like mine.”
“I don’t know why it is, as long as I can pay for it.”
“But you can’t pay for it. You must be crazy, Frank Mordaunt.”