I dunno who dey wuz, but dey suttinly wuz thorough," Slim admitted.
"Then you didn't hear anything ?" Whitey demanded.
"Heah?
I couldn't 'a' heard a elephant cough," Slim declared.
"Well, Whiff and String Beans and Ham just rode away," said Whitey.
"Dey did ?" said Slim.

Then an awful thought came to him, and he jumped to his feet.

"Wheah's mah watch ?" he cried.

He hastily fumbled under the bedclothes, and brought to light an enormous, old-fashioned silver watch.

Then he heaved a sigh of relief.