"Hum!" said the Doodab of Ootch. "That remark has a very jarring note in it. And what are you going to do after you've seen the Fountain of Riches?" "Why," said Omo, "just--just look at it, of--of course." "And what are you going to do after that?" "Why--why, just--just keep on looking at it, I guess," responded the boy, hardly knowing what to say. "Nonsense!" said the Doodab, "it won't do any good to keep on looking at it forever. And besides if you look at it too long the permit will run out. It only lasts three minutes." "Three minutes!" exclaimed Omo. "Oh, I couldn't turn the fountain on and off, and gather up the gold pieces in three minutes." And then he clapped his hand to his mouth in dismay when he realized what he had said. "Ah, ha!" said the Doodab of Ootch, rattling the bells on his toes. "So you're going to turn it on, eh?" "Oh, ho!" said the Night Watchman. "And how in the world did you find out how to turn it on?" "Oh, I found out!" replied the boy. "Well," said the Doodab, "I'm mighty glad to hear it, for I'm dreadfully hard up. My purse is just about empty." Then he clapped his hands and when his servants entered the room, he told them to get several large sacks and some shovels, and follow him. Then having twisted his ear and wound himself up, while the Night Watchman did the same, he took Omo by one hand and the Night Watchman by the other, and led the way to the Fountain of Riches. "See here," said Omo, as they hurried through the streets, "you two needn't think you're going to have piles of gold pieces again, for you're not. I'm only going to turn that fountain on long enough to get my hat full; and then I'm going to turn it off." "What!" shrieked the Doodab of Ootch, "you're going to turn it off before I get my sacks full?" "Can I believe my ears?" said the Night Watchman. "You can't mean to turn it off before I get my pockets full? Why--why if it hadn't been for me you never would have seen the Doodab, or found out where the fountain was. You must be spoofing!" "No, I'm not," said Omo. "I'm very sorry, but I promised to turn the fountain off the minute I got my hat full." "The minute you get your hat full, eh?" said the Doodab, looking at Omo slyly. Then he whispered in the Night Watchman's ear, after which they both laughed merrily. "What are you laughing at?" asked Omo. "We're laughing," said the Night Watchman, "to think how you're going to turn the fountain off after you get your hat full." By this time they had reached the Fountain of Riches which was in the center of the public square of the city. "Are you still determined to turn it off as soon as you get your hat full?" asked the Night Watchman. "I have to," said Omo. "I promised." "Well," said the Doodab, snappishly, "if you want to shut it off you've got to turn it on first, haven't you? So go ahead!"