Then he hurls said Patent dingbat into the nearest pool.
"Camp and Trail"
Stewart Edward White
You will argue to yourself somewhat in this fashion: "Yes, that is all very well; but it was only a matter of sheer chance that the Patent dingbat is not in pile No. 1. To be sure, I did not use it on this particular trip; but in other conditions I might need it every day."
"Camp and Trail"
Stewart Edward White
But if perchance the Captain and I wished to get up before anybody else could be hired to get up, the dingbat could be so loaded as to give down an automatic breakfast.
"The Killer"
Stewart Edward White