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`` It beats the Dutch how much that yard of stovepipe sticking out there adds to her looks , '' observed Mr. Dean when the stove had been set up . `` It is n't the stovepipe so much , '' replied Chuck , `` as it is the smoke coming out of it . '' `` What pipe are you talking about ? '' inquired Sleepy as he dropped down out of the new bunk to inspect the work the others had been doing since noon . `` Who 's smoking a pipe ? '' he persisted , not understanding the conversation . `` The cabin , '' tersely remarked Chuck .