grass," said Bunyip Bluegum, and suiting the action to the word,
he swiftly made a pair of fine moustaches out of dried grass and
stuck them on with wattle gum. "Now, lend me your hat," he said
to Bill, and taking the hat he turned up the brim, dented in the
top, and put it on. "The bag is also required," he said to Sam,
and taking that in his hand and turning his coat inside out, he
stood before them completely disguised.

"You two," he said, "must remain in hiding behind the tree. You
will hear me knock, accost the ruffians and hold them in conversation.
The moment you hear me exclaim loudly, "Hey, Presto! Pots and Pans,"
you will dart out and engage the villains at fisticuffs. The rest
leave to me."

Waiting till the others were hidden behind the tree, Bunyip rapped
smartly on the door which opened presently, and the Wombat put his
head out cautiously.

"Have I the extreme pleasure of addressing Watkin Wombat, Esq.?"
inquired Bunyip Bluegum, with a bow.

Of course, seeing a perfect stranger at the door, the Wombat had
no suspicions, and said at once. "Such is the name of him you see
before you."

"I have called to see you," said Bunyip, "on a matter of business.
The commodity which I vend is Pootles' Patent Pudding Enlarger,
samples of which I have in the bag. As a guarantee of good faith
we are giving samples of our famous Enlarger away to all well-known
puddin'-owners. The Enlarger, one of the wonders of modern science,