That's how I KNOW Jed didn't find it." From the shadowy corner where Ruth Armstrong sat came a little gasp and an exclamation.

Charles whistled.
"Well, by George!" he exclaimed.

"That certainly puts a crimp in Jed's confession." "Sartin sure it does.

When Sylvester and I parted we was both pretty hot under the collar, havin' called each other's politics about every mean name we could think of.

I grabbed up my gloves, and what I thought was my money from the table and slammed out of the house.