"No, it's true," said Jack. "Don't you think I'm clever?"
"You're what I would call a sharp Frost," said Billy laughing.
"Stop talking for a minute," interrupted King Calcium.
"I'm not talking," said Sterry Optican; "I'm thinking, and it's much harder to think than to talk."
"It is for some people," said Jack. "Now as for me——"
"Be silent," cried the King; "Nickel Plate is trying to signal me."
"Nickel Plate!" exclaimed Billy rising to his feet.
"Yes," said the King, "do you know him?"
"I've met him," said Billy; "but excuse me, good day——"