"They won't get the Morning Star," said Mr.
Pointz. "To begin with it's in a special inner
pocket. And anyway--old Pointz knows what he's
about. Nobody's going to steal the Morning Star."
Eve laughed.
"Ugh-huh--bet I could steal it!"
"I bet you couldn't," Mr. Pointz twinkled back
at her.
"Well, I bet I could. I was thinking about it last
night in bed--after you'd handed it round the
table for us all to look at. I thought of a real cute
way to steal it."
"And what's that?"
Eve put her head on one side, her fair hair
wagged excitedly. "I'm not telling you--now.
What do you bet I couldn't?"
M
emories of Mr. Pointz' youth rose in his
mind.
"Half a dozen pairs of gloves," he said.
"Gloves," cried Eve disgustedly. "Who wears
gloves?"
"Well--do you wear silk stockings?"
"Do I not? My best pair laddered this morning.''
"Very well, then. Half a dozen pairs of the
finest silk stockings--"
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"Oo-er," said Eve blissfully. "And what about
you?"