Inside of that time some of us'll hint to him, polite but firm, you understand, that we've got to have something on account.

A week from to-night we'll meet in the back room of my store, talk it over and decide what to do.
What do you say ?" Everybody but Obed agreed.

He declared that he had lost money enough and wasn't going to be a fool any longer.

The others argued with him patiently for a while and then Leadbetter, the livery stable keeper, said sharply: "See here, Obe! You ain't the only one in this.

How much does the Major owe you ?" "Pretty nigh twenty dollars." "Humph! You're lucky.