Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 24
e Class,and consequently had two more years to spend atCrofton. Gilbert Benton, seventeen years old, was a goodtwo inches taller than his chum, and somewhatslimmer. But the slimness showed wiry musclesand a healthy body. Gils hair was darker thanPokes, and his eyes were gray. His face spokeof… … WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT! EJACULATED POKE. 5 CROFTON CHUMS [Nov., Gils home was in Providence, Rhode Island, andPokes in New York City. The latter had takenan early train and Gil had joined him at Provi-dence, and the two had reached the station atCrofton well before noon. To arrive at…
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