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Gee, a healthy chap never was intended to lead ghd pretty in pink the life of a white poodle with a pink ribbon around his neck! Me for some roughstuff! You’re dead right, too, agreed Steve. That kind of thing is all right for Joe, of course. Joe’s a naturalborn ’fusser.’ He’s never happier than when he’s dolled up in a sportshirt and a lavender scarf and toasting marshmallows. But Is that so? inquired Joe with deep sarcasm. If I was half the ’fusser’ you are What I want, interrupted Perry, warming to his theme, is adventure! I’d like to hunt big game, or discover the North Pole You’re a year or two late, murmured Joe. or dig for hidden treasure! You shouldumchange your course of reading, advised Joe. Too much Roosevelt and Peary and Stevenson is your trouble. Read the classics for awhileor the Patty Books. That’s all right, but you chaps are just the same, only you won’t own up to it.
One of us will, said Steve; and does. Make it two, yawned Joe. Beneath thisumthis polished exterior there beats a heartI mean there flows the red blood of Look here, fellows, why not? asked Steve. Why not what? asked Perry. Why not have adventures? They say that all you have to do is look for them. Don’t you believe it! I’ve looked for them for years and I’ve never seen one yet. Perry swung his feet to the floor and sat up. Well, not at Delaware Water Gap, naturally. You’ve ghd blue got to move around, son. You don’t find them by sitting all day with your feet on the rail of a hotel piazza. Where do you find them, then? Perry demanded. Steve waved a hand vaguely aloft into the greenish radiance of the lamp. All round. North, east, south and west. Land or sea. Adventures, Perry, are for the adventurous. Now, here we are, three ablebodied fellows fairly capable of looking after ourselves in most situations, tired of the humdrum life of Summer resorts.
What’s to prevent our spending a couple of months together and finding some adventures? Of course, we can’t go to Africa and shoot lions and warthogswhatever they may be,and we can’t fit out an Arctic exploration party and discover Ingersoll Land or Bush Inlet or Chapman’s Passage, but we could have a mighty good time, I’d say, and, even if we didn’t have many hairbreadth escapes, I’ll bet it would beat chasing tennis balls and doing the Australian crawl and keeping our white shoes and trousers clean! We could be as dirty as we liked! sighed Perry ecstatically. Lead me to it! It sounds positively fascinating, drawled Joe, but just how would we go about it? My folks, for some unfathomable reason, think quite a lot of me, and I don’t just see them letting me amble off like that; especially inumsuch disreputable company. I should think they’d be glad to be rid of you for a Summer, said Perry. Anyhow, let’s make believe it’s possible, fellows, and talk about it. Why isn’t it possible? asked Steve. My folks would raise objections as well as yours, Joe, but I guess I could fetch them around. After all, ghd hair straighteners there’s no more danger than in staying at home and trying to break your neck driving an automobile sixty miles an hour. Let’s really consider the scheme, fellows.