Bodge

"If only you and Bodge were the hattery -- I mean if only you and Hodge were the battery!"

Frank Merriwell's Reward Burt L. Standish 1905

When you came on this trip you understood that Bodge was mine, and that he and this scheme wa'n't for sale.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

"You all go away and leave me with Colonel Gid Ward," bawled Bodge.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

The "Patent Cat Identifier and Introducer," exhibited in actual operation in the Bodge home, attracted more favorable attention from inspecting capital.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

I said to myself right along, 'Brains has got to win in the end, Bodge.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

To be taken care of when Bodge is watered ready for sale.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

"Here they are, Bodge!" shrieked the Colonel, his teeth chattering, squirrel-like, in his passion.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

The first exhibits in the domain of Bodge were not cheering or suggestive of value.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

Colonel Ward, after ordering the returned and communicative Bodge to shut up, was equally thoughtful as he gazed into his fire.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900

Thought up plot to use Bodge to get even with Ward.

The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Holman Day 1900