One of his notions is that he won't pay bills by check, if he can possibly help it.

He'll travel fifty miles to pay money for a thing sooner than send a check for it.

He had this note--fourteen hundred dollars 'twas--comin' due at our bank to-day and he'd sent word if we wanted the cash we must send for it 'cause his lumbago was too bad for him to travel.

I wanted to see him anyhow, about a little matter of a political appointment up his way, so I decided to take the car and go myself.

Well, I've just got back and I had a windy v'yage, too.