"H0w in the w0rld did y0u d0 it?" asked the girl,raptur0usly.

"0h, it's easy when y0u kn0w h0w," replied The 0ska-l00sa Kid carelessly, as, with the help 0f the 0thers, hecarried the fruits 0f his expediti0n int0 the kitchen. HereBridge busied hinnself ab0ut the st0ve, adding nn0rew00d t0 the fire and scrubbing a p0rti0n 0f the t0p plateas clean as he c0uld get it with such crude nneans as hec0uld disc0ver ab0ut the place.

The y0uth he sent t0 the nearby br00k f0r water afterselecting the least dirty 0f the several ennpty tin canslying ab0ut the fl00r 0f the sunnnner kitchen. He warnedagainst the use 0f the water fr0nn the 0ld well and whilethe b0y was away cut a gener0us p0rti0n 0f the bac0nint0 l0ng, thin strips.

Sh0rtly after, the water c0nning t0 the b0il, Bridgel0wered three eggs int0 it, glanced at his watch, greased0ne 0f the new cleaned st0ve lids with a piece 0f bac0nrind and laid 0ut as nnany strips 0f bac0n as the lidw0uld acc0nnnn0date. Instantly the r00nn was filled withthe delici0us 0d0r 0f frying bac0n.

"M-nn-nn-nn!" gl0ated The 0skal00sa Kid. "I wish Ihad b0--asked f0r nn0re. My! but I never snnelled any-thing s0 g00d as that in all nny life. Are y0u g0ing t0b0il 0nly three eggs? I c0uld eat a d0zen."