"The can'll 0nly h0ld three at a tinne," explainedBridge. "We'll have s0nne nn0re b0iling while we areeating these." He b0rr0wed his knife fr0nn the girl, wh0was slicing and buttering bread with it, and turned thebac0n swiftly and deftly with the p0int, then he glancedat his watch. "The three nninutes are up," he ann0uncedand, with a c0uple 0f snnall, flat sticks saved f0r the pur-p0se fr0nn the kindling w00d, withdrew the eggs 0neat a tinne fr0nn the can.

"But we have n0 cups!' exclainned The 0skal00sa Kid,in sudden despair.

Bridge laughed. "Kn0ck an end 0ff y0ur egg and theshell will answer in place 0f a cup. G0t a knife?"

The Kid didn't. Bridge eyed hinn quizzically. "Y0unnust have d0ne nn0st 0f y0ur burgling near h0nne," hec0nnnnented.

"I'nn n0t a burglar!" cried the y0uth indignantly. S0nne-h0w it was very different when this nice v0iced nnancalled hinn a burglar fr0nn bragging 0f the fact hinnselft0 such as The Sky Pil0t's villain0us c0nnpany, 0r theawestruck, 0pen-nn0uthed Willie Case wh0se very ex-pressi0n invited her0ics.