But, alas! it proves your insincerity.

If you had faith in my judgment you'd pick up this snap." With some hesitation the man said: "We're in deep, 'Bob.' Awfully deep! And things haven't gone as well as they should, lately.

It's temporary, of course, but it would require an extraordinary effort at this time to take on anything new.

That's the worst of this oil game, it takes so much money to protect your holdings.

It doesn't pay to prospect land for the benefit of your neighbor; the risks are too great.