“Lay a heavy stick on the floor in front of the bureau and hit it a good hard whack with a hammer; if you haven’t a stick, just pound the floor.”
“Really?”
“Honest.”
“Well, that is certainly worth knowing.”
“That’s nothing—did you know you can make dandy ink out of typewriter ribbons?”
“The idea!”
“That’s how I got this suit—asked the stenographers in my father’s office to save me their old typewriter ribbons, made ink and sold it; it’s better than other ink.”
“And is that your scout suit? I heard the boys were starting for camp to-day.”
“Who told you?”
“I think it was Dr. Brent.”