People to hang out with

Usage examples of chums.

I thought we'd never get out of school," and the four who had just been released from the Deepdale High School continued their stroll down the main street of the town, talking over the new plan that had been proposed that morning by Betty Nelson--the "Little Captain," as she was often called by her chums, for she always assumed the leadership in their fun and frolics.

Rather idly she picked it up, and the next moment she uttered a cry that brought her chums to her side in some alarm.

Nelson was duly astonished at the news, and agreed with the chums that the best plan was that suggested by Grace.

Alice was not generally liked, but the three chums were so pleasant to her, in contrast with the conduct of the other girls, that it must have been as coals of fire on her head.

And in the evening there was an old-fashioned "surprise party"--a real surprise too, by the way, for Betty and her chums had never dreamed of it.

Palmer had tried to persuade their niece and her chums to stay still longer, but they were firm in their determination to cover the two hundred miles--more or less--in the specified time.

I think we'd all rather hear your experiences than work on a motor," Frank laughed, and his chums agreed heartily.

Except for hia chums sprawled out on the ground beside him, no one else was in sight.

With Frank as a guide, the chums plunged into the depths of the forest.

The chums sat alert, straining to hear the slightest sound that followed.

George Roy, a distinguished looking man with white hair and a ruddy face, was overjoyed when the chums knocked at the front door of his cottage.

The chums waited with bated breaths, as Perry drummed on the table impatiently.

The chums, however, remained firm in their decision to fight Kuntz to the end.

His chums had gone to their room following his excuse that he wanted to read the newspaper before turning in.

Accordingly, Frank postponed his dive for the day and the chums hurried back to the hotel.