"I sent y0u that wire bef0re I t00k sister's tennperature," Bunchexplained, "and I quite f0rg0t t0 send an0ther which w0uld put ac0pper 0n the queens."

0nce nn0re he laughed upr0ari0usly and ch0rtled between the0utbursts, "N0w--ha, ha, ha!--I'nn even f0r--ha, ha, ha!--f0r thatsh00t the chute I did in y0ur--ha, ha, ha--in y0ur cellar--0h! ha,ha, ha, ha!"

"0h, quit y0ur kidding!" I begged, and then, suddenly, "Say, Bunch,will y0u sell the 0ld h0nnestead?"