“Four years.”
“And how do you get along without a scalp?” asked Peter Brush, curiously.
“Don’t miss it,” answered Spooner, laconically. “I used to have headaches, but now I never have ’em.”
“And you think it’s on account of the scalpin’?”
“I shouldn’t be surprised.”
“I sometimes have headaches myself, but I don’t care about curin’ ’em that way.”
Tom laughed.
“I agree with you, Mr. Brush.”
“If you have a fancy for being scalped,” said Dr. Spooner, “it is very possible that an opportunity may be afforded you before long.”
Tom was naturally startled, and none the less because the doctor’s declaration was made in the coolest and most indifferent manner.