I'm well-known ez a secret-sarvice man--tu well-known, I'm afeered.

I could git 'long 'ithout quite ez menny 'quaintances ez I hev gethered up lately.

More 'specially o' the kind, fur menny on 'em ar' only waitin' a good opportunity ter gin me a gran' interduction to 'tarnity.

I'd ruther know fewer folks an' better ones, ez I wunst heered Harry Glen say." "What do you know of----" Rachel started to say, but before she could finish the sentence Fortner resumed: "I'm now 'bout ter start on the most 'portant work I ever done fur the Gover'mint.

Things ar' ripenin' fast fur the orfulest battle ever fit in this ere co'ntry.