23/28 I ain't got the money to pay for these tires, but I tell yuh what I'll do; I'm goin' on up to my brother--he's got a prune orchard a little ways out from San Jose, an' he's well fixed. I'm goin' on up to help him work his place on shares, so I c'n straighten up with him when I get--" Casey had picked up the jack again and was regretfully but firmly adjusting it under the front axle. "That ain't the first good prospect I ever had pinch out on me," he observed, trying to be cheerful over it. He could even grin while he squinted up at the lean man. |