American Fairy Tales
Title: American Fairy Tales Author: L. Frank Baum Release Date: August, 2003 [Etext #4357] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on January 14, 2002] [Date last updated: November 12, 2003] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII The Project Gutenberg Etext of American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum ******This file should be named mrcnf10.txt or mrcnf10.zip****** Corrected EDITIONS of our etexts get a new NUMBER, mrcnf11.txt VERSIONS based on separate sources get new LETTER, mrcnf10a.txt
"Joe Detweiler was all-America tackle on the Princeton team last year,"
responded Captain Innes, "and the year before that, too. He was captain
here five years ago."
"Oh, _that_ Detweiler!" said Gilbert. "I didn't know!"
"Your ignorance pains me sorely, Gilbert," said Amy. "You could be
excused for not recalling the name of the President, for not knowing
whether Thomas Edison or J.P. Morgan built the first steamboat or
whether Admiral Dewey was a hero or a condition of the weather, but,
Gilbert, not to know Detweiler proves you hopeless. I'm sorry to say
it, but your mind is evidently of no account whatever. Detweiler, you
poor benighted nut, is a Greek of the Grecians! He has a chest
measurement of ninety-eight inches under-all! His biceps are made of
Harveyised steel and his forceps--"
"For the love of Mike, Amy, shut up!" begged Marvin.
"Oh? very well! If you want the poor idiot to go through life with no
knowledge of the important--er--"
"We do!" agreed Innes.
"Of course I know who Detweiler is," said Gilbert, a trifle indignantly.
"But there might be more than one, mightn't there? How did I know--"
Title: American Fairy Tales Author: L. Frank Baum Release Date: August, 2003 [Etext #4357] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on January 14, 2002] [Date last updated: November 12, 2003] Edition: 10 Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII The Project Gutenberg Etext of American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum ******This file should be named mrcnf10.txt or mrcnf10.zip****** Corrected EDITIONS of our etexts get a new NUMBER, mrcnf11.txt VERSIONS based on separate sources get new LETTER, mrcnf10a.txt