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Price's already protuberant chest swelled still further. His reply had the calmness of finality. "Yes, sir," said Issy, "I'm here. 'Who's goin' to look out for Z. Snow and Co. if all hands walks out and leaves 'em? Labe says. 'I don't know, says I, 'and I don't care. I'm goin' to that depot to meet Al Speranzy and if Z. Snow and Co. goes to pot while I'm gone I can't help it.
Just 'cause you're Cap'n Lote's grandson I presume likely you think you can talk any kind of talk, don't ye?" "Not any kind, Is. I can't talk like you. Will you teach me?" "Shut up! Now, by Crimus, you you furriner you Speranzy " Mr. Keeler appeared at the office window. His shrill voice rose pipingly in the wintry air as he demanded to know what was the trouble out there. Mr.
Haw, haw!" "Issy, what makes you make that noise?" "What noise?" "That awful cawing. If you're trying to make me believe you're a crow you're wasting your time." "Say, look here, Al Speranzy, be you crazy?" "No-o, I'M not. But in your case well, I'll leave it to any fair-minded person " And so on until Mr. Price stamped disgustedly out of the office.
There had been a murmur, presumably of remonstrance, from Helen. "Eh?" Another murmur. "EH? WHO'D you say was there?" A third murmur. "WHO? . . . Oh, that Speranzy one? Lote Snow's grandson? The one they used to call the Portygee? . . . Eh? Well, all right, I don't care if he did hear me. If he don't know you're nice and smart and good-lookin', it's high time he did."
"Didn't you tell Z. Snow and Co. that this lumber'd got to be delivered to-day or you'd cancel the order?" "Never mind. That is my business, sir. You " "Hold on! Ho-o-ld on! I got a business, too. My business is deliverin' what I'm paid to deliver. Al Speranzy he says to me: 'Ves, he says, 'if you don't deliver that lumber to old man Calvin to-day you don't get no money, see.
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