Thus was the trade effected with much speed and few preliminaries, because Bill knew Casey Ryan very intimately and had seen him in action when his temper was up.

Bill adjusted an extra horn which he happened to have in stock.

One of those terrific things that go far toward making the life of a pedestrian a nerve-racking succession of startles.

Casey tried it out on himself before he would accept it.

He walked several doors down the street with the understanding that Bill would honk at him when he was some little distance away.