"It can't do any harm to give you a chance.

You see, I had a bill of twenty dollars against Bill Peterson.

The bill had been running three years, and I couldn't get anything out of Bill but promises without any exact dates tied to 'em.

I needed the money as bad as Bill did, so at last I went to Lawyer Stark to see what could be done about it.

Lawyer Stark said he'd tackle the job if I'd give him half.