"I would if I had them, but we don't carry them. I'll make you the F.
& W. at $2.80, and I shall catch thunder for doing that. But I want to
sell you."

"To be sure; to be sure!"

He said this as a man might humor a child, and as if he fully
understood all that was in my mind.

"Tom, do we need any bull-dogs?"

"No, sir; got 50 on the way from Reachum at $2.70."




CHAPTER VI.


I probably looked as disappointed as I felt, for Whipper's voice took
on a very sympathetic tone. "You could not touch $2.70?" he asked.

"No, sir."

I felt like adding, "I can't touch anything; I'm going home."

"What is your price on cartridges?"

"Combination price; same as every one else."