But hens, now----" "Sell me two or three hens and a rooster or so.

I promised I'd take 'em home, and I plumb forgot." Pop Bentley threw up his hands at his feckless neighbor.

"You'd better be getting a _place_ fer your hens and dogs, seems like." Sim put a forefinger to his puckered lip.

"I don't know as I want to take more'n about one pup now, and three or four hens.

I'll fix up the price with you sometime.