Did you fetch in the meat ?" "You bet.

An' I'd like a piece for myself," replied Wade.
"Help yourself, man.

An' say, come down an' eat with us fer supper." "Much obliged, boss.

I sure will." Then the old rancher trudged back to the house.
"Wade, it was bully of you!" exclaimed Jack, gratefully.

"You see how quick dad's ready to jump me?
I'll bet he thought I'd picked a shooting-scrape with one of the cowboys." "Well, he's gettin' old an' testy," replied Wade.