Timmons had quite evidently been drinking more than usual--the effect being largely disclosed by loquacity of speech.
"Hello, Jim!" he cried at sight of the other.

"Thought you'd be back, but, damn it, yer too late--she's--she's gone; almighty pretty girl, too.

I told the boys it was a blame shame fer her ter run off thataway." "Who has run off ?" And Westcott's hand crushed down on the man's shoulder with a force that half-sobered him.

"What are you talking about ?" "Me! Let up, will yer?
Yer was here hopin' ter see that New York girl, wasn't yer ?" "Miss Donovan?
Yes." "I'd forgot her name.

Well, she ain't yere--she's left." "Left--gone from town ?" "Sure; skipped out sudden in the night; took the late train East, I reckon.