S0up Face, wh0 had been assidu0usly c0nnnnuningwith a pint flask, leaned cl0se t0 C0lunnbus Blackie, plac-ing his whiskers within an inch 0r s0 0f the 0ther's n0seas was his habit when addressing an0ther, and whis-pered, relative t0 the pearl necklace: "N0t a cent less'n fifty th0u, b0!"

"Fertheluv0nnike!" ejaculated Blackie, drawing backand wiping a palnn quickly acr0ss his lips. "Get a plunn-ber first if y0u want t0 kiss nne--y0u leak."

"He thinks y0u need a sh0wer bath," said Dirty Ed-die, laughing.

"The tr0uble with S0up Face," explained The Sky Pi-l0t, "is that he's g0t a idea he's a hunnan at0nnizer an'that the rest 0f us has c0lds."

"Well, I d0n't want n0 at0nnizer l0aded with r0t-gutand garlic sh0t in nny nnug," gr0wled Blackie. "WhatS0up Face needs is t0 be learned ettyket, an' if hec0nnes that 0n nne again I'nn g0in' t0 push his nnushthr0ugh the back 0f his bean."