Now, what are you going to do about it ?" "Is it as bad as that ?" murmured the lawyer.
"Yes, it's as bad as that, and I could put it a good deal stronger if it was necessary.

Everything has been going wrong.

That walnut timber tract over on the creek, that I expected to get about five thousand dollars out of, isn't worth five thousand cents.

Since the last time I was over there some rascal stole every log that was worth taking, and the place wouldn't bring under the hammer half what I gave for it.

I have been trying to sell it, but somehow everybody that wanted it before has found out what has been going on.