Part 5 (1/2)
”Yer want me ter hand ye one?”
”No, sure not”
”Well then, was I lyin'?”
”Surest thing you know”
There was a pause
”Ginanihed and asked, ”What do you want the nickel for?”
”Fer a cup o' coffee”
Roy paused ahim
”I can on juggler in this town You're halfway up the hill now; come on up the rest of the way--just for a stunt Ever up on the hill?”
Toet hoive you some plum-duff I made and you can have a belt axe to chop it with if you want to Come on, just for a stunt”
”Who's up dere?”
”Just 'Yours sincerely'”
”Yer live in de big house, don'cher?”
”Not fer ain Nay, nay,round it Anybody steps inside that ring gets his wrist slapped and two demerits I let the house stay there on account of et within two hundred feet of the house The house and I don't speak”
To at Roy's side The scout's offhandtook the wind out of his belligerence, and he allowed hiuy” as to say,
”Me an' our house don't speak neither; uz chucked”
”Chucked?”
”Ye-re, put out Old John Teht”
”When was that?”
”Couple o' days ago”
He told the story of the eviction and his companion listened as they plodded up the hill
”Well,” said Roy, ”I haven't slept indoors for teeks, and I'et hunk on a fellow that puts you out of a house is just to sleep outdoors They can't put you out of there very well Caht nobuddy but poor guys slep' outdoors”