Days and days have gone by without you coming to pay another call." "Well, we've been sticking pretty steadily at our job," Bryant replied.

"Won't you use this bag of stakes for a seat?
It will keep you off the ground." Ruth accepted the proffered resting place and loosened the thongs of her hat, inspected her face in a tiny mirror produced from somewhere, rubbed her nose with a handkerchief, and then gave her attention to her companions.
"Our garden has grown splendidly since you fixed the ditch," she said.
"Thanks to you.

How is yours ?" "It has expired." "Then you shall have things out of ours--if you'll come get them.

See, I'm using that to decoy you.

There are beans, peas, lettuce, radishes, and new potatoes, not very large yet, of course.