Where I came from there were a good many pioneers an' ranchers from the old Lone Star state.

I've worked for several.

An', come to think of it, I'd rather hear a Texas girl talk than anybody." "Did y'u know many Texas girls ?" she inquired, turning again to face him.
"Reckon I did--quite a good many." "Did y'u go with them ?" "Go with them?
Reckon you mean keep company.

Why, yes, I guess I did--a little," laughed Jean.

"Sometimes on a Sunday or a dance once in a blue moon, an' occasionally a ride." "Shore that accounts," said the girl, wistfully.
"For what ?" asked Jean.
"Y'ur bein' a gentleman," she replied, with force.