half-a-tick

Updated: June 8, 2025

"He's a dandy at gettin' out o' things an' leaving others in. Say " "Here, half-a-tick," cried Joyce, with sudden inspiration. "Who's goin' to be 'fightin' editor'?" "Gee, what a brain!" cried Sunny derisively. "Say, we ain't runnin' a mornin' noos sheet. This is a trust.

Ridgwell Cullum - The Twins of Suffering Creek