He's a villain, that Heppner person, but I was took in by his wiles." "How much was Sam to get ?" asked Merry.
"He was gittin' another hunderd fer the bag o' samples, an' fer helpin' in other ways." "And Turkeyfoot ?" "Another hunderd was comin' ter him, same's to the rest o' us." "How about Nick Porter ?" "Dunno how much he was ter git.

He told Heppner about the perfesser an' the claim in the fust place, so I reckon he come higher.

The perfesser is kinder weak in the headpiece.

He'd b'leeve anythin'.

Nick Porter tole me so when he was here last night." "Oh!" said Merry.