You know how hard it has been to put up with 'government straight' as a steady diet, don't you ?" I nodded.

As "government straight" meant the extremely simple bill of fare provided by Uncle Sam, consisting of salt beef, pork, hardtack, beans, and canned butter, with an occasional taste of dried fruit, I was compelled to admit my acquaintance with it.
"Well, the other night I got to dreaming that I was back in New York," resumed "Kid." "I dreamt I dropped into a bang-up restaurant and ordered beefsteak, fried potatoes, pie, and----" A groan came from one of the gun's crew, who was within hearing, and "Kid" lowered his voice.
"Hit him where he lived, I guess," he chuckled.

"Well, I woke up so hungry that I couldn't stand it any longer.

I looked up the Jap and struck him for a hand-out.

He wanted a shirt, and I wanted something to eat, and we made a bargain.