` Why ? ' ` Other things to do . ' ` What ? ' ` Well , brush-making for one thing . ' ` Do n't chaff a fellow . Tell true . ' ' I truly did . ' ` What for ? ' ` To keep out of mischief , as much as anything . ' ` Well , of all the queer things -- and you 've done a lot -- that 's the queerest , ' cried Ted , taken aback at this disappointing discovery . But he did n't mean to give up yet , and began again . ` What mischief , Dan ? ' ` Never you mind . Boys should n't bother . ' ` But I do want to know , awfully , because I 'm your pal , and care for you no end . Always did . Come , now , tell me a good yarn . I love scrapes . I 'll be mum as an oyster if you do n't want it known . ' ` Will you ? '
and XXXXX looked at him , wondering how the boyish face would change if the truth were suddenly told him .
Boys Dan Ted anything end fellow mischief scrapes thing things