We shall live AMONG the poor, live just as frugally as they do.

Our money we shall give--every cent of it--to charity and--' "'Lord sakes!' yells Nate, 'DON'T talk that way! Don't! Be you crazy, too?
Why--' "But Gus went on, talkin' a steady streak about livin' in a little tenement in what he called the 'slums' and chuckin' the money to this tramp and that, till Nate's head was whirlin'.

'Twa'n't no joke.

He meant it and so did she, and they was just the pair of loons to do it, too.
"Afore Nate had a chance to think up anything sensible to say, Olivia comes hollerin' for Gus to hurry.

Off he went, and Nate followed along, holdin' his head and staggerin' like a voter comin' home from a political candidate's picnic.