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"Well, why'n't you drop it, then?" "You s'pose I'm goin' to throw my c'lection away after all the trouble I been through with it?" She slackened her gait, dropping back beside him. "Well, then, if you think you could keep up with me if you didn't have it, why'n't you leave it somewhere, and come back and get it after the fire's over?" "No place to leave it." She laughed, and pointed.
When he picked himself up from the uneven ground where he had fallen, the beast had disappeared around the bowlder. The bag had fallen, and had broken open, and some of the meal was spilled on the ground. The girl, flushed and angry, stood above it. "Look thar, now," she said. "See whut you've done. Why'n't ye call that dog off?" "I couldn't," said Clayton, politely. " He wouldn't come.
"Why'n't you tell us what FOR, then?" Sam insisted. Roddy's glance at this persecutor was one of anguish. "I know my own biz'nuss!" he muttered. And while Sam jeered, Roddy turned to Penrod desperately. "You gimme that horn back! I got to have it." But Penrod followed Sam's lead. "Well, why can't you tell us what FOR?" he asked.
"You can't make it go without you got a REAL horn. I'm goin' to get me a real horn some day before long, and then you'll see me goin' up and down here playin' it like sixty! I'll " "'Some day before long!" Sam mocked. "Yes, we will! Why'n't you get it to-day, if you're goin' to?" "I would," said Roddy. "I'd go get the money from my father right now, only he wouldn't give it to me."
Unnatural strength and activity came to him in his delirium, and, for the second or two that the struggle lasted, his movements were too rapid for the eyes of the spectators to follow merely a whirl and blur in the air could be seen. Then followed a sound of violent scrambling and Penrod sprawled alone at the top of the stairs. "Well, why'n't you come and help me?" he demanded indignantly.
I've heard lots o' people TALK, but I never heard such a big l " "You shut up!" shouted Roddy. "You ole " Penrod interposed. "Why'n't you show us the horn, Roddy?" he asked. "You said you could get it. You show us the horn and we'll believe you. If you show us the horn, Sam'll haf to take what he said back; won't you, Sam?" "Yes," said Sam, and added. "He hasn't got any. He went and told a "
If you're going to be here in town any time why'n't you call up there some evening before six you have to leave 'em know and get one of Pardee's dinners? Thursday's chicken. And when I say chicken I mean Well, just try it, that's all.... And for God's sake don't make a mistake and tip Maxine."
"Well, why'n't you TELL him why he won't laugh so much, then?" Sam demanded, as Verman rose. "Why'n't you do sumpthing and quit talkin' so much about it?" Penrod haughtily led the way into the yard. "You follow me," he said, "and I guess you'll learn a little sense!"
Corliss queried. "Who? That newspaper man, that's who!" "What for?" "Aw general principles. Why'n't you let me paste 'm that night at the Opera House?" Corliss laughed at the recollection. "Why did you strike him, Del?" "General principles," Del snapped back and shut up.
"I guess she'll do all right to suit you THIS time!" "Well, whyn't you go ahead, then; you know so much!" And as Sam raised his arm, Penrod again turned away his head and placed his forefingers in his ears. A pause followed. "Why'n't you go ahead?"
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