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Six-fifty for about fifteen cents' worth of wood. Maybe we can get a pair of second-hand oars somewhere. Six-fifty is as much as we can afford to spend on the whole outfit." "It will be all right to get second-hand oars," said Charley, "for we can get new ones later, when we have the money. Besides, we want to put most of our money into the boat itself.
"They's jest seventy-five dollars and thirty cents; jest about enough to go back on. Tickets is fifty-five dollars, goin' an' comin'. That leaves twenty dollars for other expenses, not countin' what I've already spent, which is six-fifty," said she, recovering her self-possession. "It's plenty." "But y' ain't calc'lated on no sleepers nor hotel bills." "I ain't goin' on no sleeper.
Special passed here at 4:52, well up to time. Dowster, St. Helens." This telegram was received at six-forty. At six-fifty a second message was received from Manchester "No sign of special as advised by you." And then ten minutes later a third, more bewildering "Presume some mistake as to proposed running of special. Local train from St.
"Maybe the owner ain't got the cash to put up decent chicken-coops for folks to live in," Grandpa sputtered, "but if I was him I'd dig ditches for a living before I'd put humans into pigpens like these." "Let's go a piece farther," Grandma urged. Grandpa fingered his old wallet. "Five dollars is the least we can keep against the car breaking down. We've got six-fifty now."
What did that shirt cost? I need one." "Six dollars a pair; but then it's old." "And them pants," he pursued; "they cost six dollars, too, didn't they?" Howard's face darkened. He saw his brother's purpose. He resented it. "They cost fifteen dollars, if you want to know, and the shoes cost six-fifty. This ring on my cravat cost sixty dollars, and the suit I had on last night cost eighty-five.
"Oh, travel and that sort of thing," said the lady. "Precisely. I think we have here," and he pointed to the counter on the left, "what Mr. Rasselyer wants." He indicated a row of handsome books "Seven Weeks in the Sahara, seven dollars; Six Months in a Waggon, six-fifty net; Afternoons in an Oxcart, two volumes, four-thirty, with twenty off." "I think he has read those," said Mrs. Rasselyer.
I want to do somethin' t'wards savin' Stokes. 'Specially ez he's on my line!" At six-fifty, Top, Junior, from his post at the calla-window, saw the long line of cars, spaced by dots of murkey red, the luminous plume of smoke trailing, comet-wise, above them, slowly pass over the bridge.
The chain's only worth about six-fifty and I can prove it. Monahaka don't want to go to trial because he knows I'll show him up for the Oriental flimflammer that he is. But of course she took it. What do you say? I'll plead her to petty and you give her a suspended sentence? That's a fair trade." Peckham pondered. "Sure," he said finally. "I'm agreeable.
And the vertical detector began to whistle shrilly. His eyes darted to the dial, and he spoke again. "Added report. Detector shows traffic approaching, bound due east, seven hundred miles an hour, high altitude.... Correction; six-fifty miles. Correction; six hundred." He paused. "Traffic is decelerating rapidly. I think, sir, this is the reported ship."
"Six-fifty to-night." "But the down train goes earlier?" "At four." "And at Bloomington I can take the cars for Burlington?" "If you so desire." "I will think about it." Sauntering along in the afternoon, just in the outskirts of the village, Dyke Darrel came suddenly upon a man standing with his back against a telegraph pole. "Hello!" ejaculated the detective, as the man turned and faced him.
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