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"Yes, caliker is got him at last. It's all right, though. The Lord has lit up brown jeans with a smile. Now, here's what I want cut on that rock," he added, handing the paper to Laz, but suddenly withdrawing it, remarked: "Remember, I ain't lendin' you this." He gave the paper to the borrower, who, looking at it, turning it over and over, replied: "All right. Don't need it yit."
"But you see, sir," 'Bert went on, "this put me in mind that I'd seen Rat-it-all for two days past behavin' very silly behind walls an' fuzz-bushes, an' 'most always in the wake o' Nicky-Nan of Mr Nanjivell, I mean: which I'd set it down that it was a game between 'em, an' Mr Nanjivell just lendin' himself for practice, havin' time on his hands.
The first day I was here, he brought a woman out, a swell looker I didn't find out till afterwards that it was Felderson's wife an' he kinda kidded her along about helpin' him over the rough spots by lendin' him a little of her dough.
I couldn't resist the temptation, either. "There you are," says I. "Mr. Bayne runs a bank. Lendin' money's his business." "Really, McCabe!" says Bayne indignant. But Millie ain't lettin' any hints get by. "Why wouldn't someone lend me that much?" says she, gazin' earnest at me once more. "Just two hundred! I could pay it back in less than six months. Oh, I'm sure I could! Mr.
"Lost it!" interrupted Miss Baker, tartly. "Gave it away, you mean." "I didn't give it away. I lent it. Abbie, you ought to know the difference between a gift and a loan." "I do when there is any difference. But if lendin' Tim Foster ain't givin' it away, then I miss my guess." "Well," with another chuckle, "Tim don't feel that way.
If they ain't lendin', he says, 'then you just cash my check and invest it for me where it will be safe. I lose the interest for only four days, he says 'last Monday, the fifteenth, being my quarter day. Hold out what you need for yourself. "'I don't want any, says I. 'The First National say they can fit me out by Wednesday if I can't get it before.
"Two days after this they puts an overnight mile run fur maidens on the card, 'n' I slips the bird into it. I knowed it was takin' a chance so soon after his bad race, but it looks so soft I can't stay 'way from it. I goes to Cal Davis, 'n' tells him to put a bet down. "'Oh, ho! he says. 'Lendin' me a helpin' hand, are you? Then I tells him about Nickel.
Scipio let his eyes rest on Bill, and, after a moment's hesitation, as though gathering together his still scattered wits, spoke his gratitude. "It was real kind of you lendin' me Gipsy. I set her back in the barn. She's come to no harm. She ain't got saddle-sore, nor nor nothin'. Maybe she's a bit tuckered, but she's none the worse, sure." Bill clicked his tongue, but made no other response.
"I'll speak somepin to Elviny's pop, first time I see him, how Elviny's lendin' a novel to the scholars!" affirmed Mr. Getz. "You needn't trouble," said the doctor, coolly. "Elviny's pop he GIVE Elviny that there book last Christmas. I don't know what he'll think, Jake, at your burnin' it up." Tillie was gazing at the doctor, now, half in bewilderment, half in passionate gratitude.
I ain't seed a sign uv either sence them hosses wuz headed back. I guess we wuz took in, an' I'm pow'ful sorry, colonel." "You're not to blame, Mr. Reed. It's not always possible to guard against treachery, but since we've defeated their attempt to stampede our horses we'll defeat all other efforts of theirs." "Colonel, would you mind lendin' me them glasses uv yourn fur a look?
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