"Where do all these beans come from?" said Paul Kendall, as he noticed the rejected ballots of the Pelhamites, which they had not even taken the trouble to throw over the rail.
"It's a new game the fellows are playing," replied Shuffles, with apparent indifference, as he walked aft with the second lieutenant.
"What's that?" asked Paul, curiously.
"It's called 'Don't know Beans,'" answered Shuffles in deep thought. "The fellows have a good deal of sport out of it in the off-time."
"'Don't know Beans!' I never heard of such a game before. Tell me about it."
"You see Grossbeck and McKeon?"
"Yes."
"Well, they are the butts, as we call them. All the fellows in our watch have some beans," added Shuffles, taking a handful of them from his pocket.
"What do they do with them?"
"You try it yourself. Take two of these beans."