Then he sort of jumped.
"'What's up ?' says I.
"'Oh, nothin'!' he says.

'Bije Simmons got a ball in the pocket, that's all.

Don't do that too often, Bije; I got a weak heart.

Well, Bailey,' he adds, turnin' to me, 'Gabe's club's fixed up pretty fine, ain't it ?' "'Why, yes,' I says; ''tis.' "'Finest ever I see,' says he.

'I told him so when I was in there.' "'What ?' says I.'You don't mean to say YOU'VE been in that clubroom ?' "'Sartin.