“Lu-lu-left pocket. I pu-pu-pu-put it there du-du-day before yu-yu-yu-yesterday and forgot all abub-ub-ub—all about it!”
The others searched their own pockets frantically, but were not so lucky.
“Say, that’s great!” cried Nelson.
“You bet!” said Dan. “Are you—are you sure it’s good?”
“Course it’s good!” said Tom.
“Gee! Doesn’t half a dollar look big when you’re starving?” said Dan softly. It was passed around from one to another, all examining it as though it were a quite unusual object. Bob sighed as it left his hand.
“It certainly looks good to me,” he muttered.
“Now, what’ll we do with it?” asked Tom. “I don’t suppose anyone will give us four suppers for half a dollar.”
“We might get two for that price,” suggested Dan. “Two of us could get supper and bring something out to the others.”