"That took my breath.

What will happen next ?" Badger swung on at a swift, nervous pace, and mounted to Frank's room.
"Come in!" Frank sung out, as the Kansan's knuckles hammered on the door.
He was rather surprised to see Badger at that hour.

But he put away the book he had been studying, and pushed out a chair.
"Take a seat!" he invited.
"I reckon you'll think it's mighty funny that I should come to you for advice and help ?" "Why, no! It's a way my friends have.

And they know that I am always ready to do whatever I can for them." "Well, it's about Winnie!" said Badger bluntly.

Whereupon, in a few words, he told his story.
"That rather stumps me, Badger," Frank admitted.