6/30 I might raffle 'em off, only nobody'd be likely to buy chances on a fire-extinguisher. I might take 'em down to Jefferson, but I don't see as that would do much good, nobody'd be likely to buy fire-extinguishers off of me down there." "No," said the attorney, turning to his table and looking over some papers, with an appearance of interest, "No, I guess not. I don't see that you can do much of anything with them, unless you use them for ornaments. It seems a pity that Miss Briggs didn't go to Skinner for advice about that box, instead of you, doesn't it ?" The Colonel stopped with a lighted match half way to his cigar. "Do you mean that puffy old beef-cutter's got more sense than what I have, young man ?" "Oh, no," said the attorney, carelessly. |