"Apples!"

"Apples? A sin? Not if you know where there are any. Lead me to
them."

"Oh, I don't know where any are. I just wondered what you thought of
it,"

"Do you think it's wrong to punish criminals?" This from Jerry.

"Put 'em in jail you mean?"

"Well, whatever way seems best."

"No, I can't say as I do. Why, Jerry?"

"I'm going to thump you good and plenty for fooling me about those
apples, that's why."

"Catching comes before thumping!" and Dave was off with all the
speed his weary legs could muster. Fortunately Jerry's legs were in
no better shape, so the race, while exciting enough, was a long,
slow one. Before Jerry was able to overhaul his chum, he was so
tired out that anything so strenuous as thumping was quite out of
the question.

"If you'd just kept running straight ahead, instead of ducking and
dodging, we'd be home by now," he complained as he released the
puffing Dave.