You can tell him for me that if he's digging in the muck-pile for that sort of thing, I'm done with him; I'm not only done with him, but if he attempts to use any such stuff as that, I'll fight him; I will raise a war on him that won't be forgotten in this state through all eternity.

You tell him that; tell him you told me your story and that's what I said about it." "But, Dan, old man--" began Allen pleadingly.
Harwood shook his head until his cowlick bobbed and danced.
"You'd better get out of here, Allen.

If you think you can marry Morton Bassett's daughter with that kind of a scandal in your pocket, I tell you you're mad--you've plumb gone insane! Great God, boy, you don't know the meaning of the words you use.

You handle that thing like a child with a loaded pistol.

Don't you see what that would mean--to Marian, to Blackford, to Mrs.Bassett--to Aunt Sally! Now, you want my advice, or you said you did, and I'm going to give you some.