For a moment Ned stared at his chum, and then, seeing that Bob was serious, Ned broke out into a laugh.
“Oh, ho! I get you!” he chuckled. “It’s a dandy idea! Organ music and monkey tricks at your party! Quite a stunt! Good idea!”
“Yes, I think it’s quite an idea,” said Bob quietly.
CHAPTER XVIII
THE MAN WITH THE HOOK
Many of Bob Dexter’s friends came to his party—in fact nearly all of them were present. Whether it was the admonition to “bring peanuts,” or whether Ned Fuller had spread the news that there would be “something doing” at the affair, is not clear. At any rate there was a goodly attendance in the club, where Bob had arranged to entertain his guests.
At first even Ned had been somewhat skeptical about Bob’s expressed intention of having “the dago,” as they jokingly called the Italian, at the party, with his organ and monkey. And many another lad, to whom Ned imparted the news, smiled knowingly and said:
“Aw, quit your kidding!”
“No, it’s a fact—honest!” Ned declared.
And so it proved.