4/12 "Bought that hoss of Dave Harum," he confided to his passenger. "Fact, I bought both on 'em of him, an' dum well stuck I was, too," he added. "Does he deal in horses ?" "Wa'al, I guess I make eout to know him," asserted the "prince'ple liv'ryman," "an' he'll git up 'n the middle o' the night any time to git the best of a hoss trade. Be you goin' to work fer him ?" he asked, encouraged to press the question. "Goin' to take Timson's place ?" "Really," said John, in a tone which advanced Mr.Robinson's opinion to a rooted conviction, "I have never heard of Mr.Timson." "He's the feller that Dave's lettin' go," explained Mr.Robinson. |