The principal reason why I think it won't pay you is that you have to keep up two stations, and you all live on this side of the creek.

I've heard that one of you had a hard time getting over the creek last week." "That was Harry," said Tom.
"So I supposed," said Mr.Martin; "and it must have been a pretty dangerous trip.

Now it won't do to do that sort of thing often; and you can't tell when the creek's going to rise, so as to be over before the bridge is flooded." "That's true," said Harry.

"Crooked Creek doesn't give much notice when it's going to rise." "No, it don't," continued Mr.Martin.

"And it won't do, either, for any one of you to live on the other side, just to be ready to work the line in time of freshets.