[The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower]@TWC D-Link bookThe Phantom Herd CHAPTER NINE 18/34
I've a lot more to say.
Do you realize that the donations these boys have made already amounts to over fifteen hundred dollars? And that does not include Happy Jack or Miguel, because they haven't--" "Aw, gwan! I never had a chanct to git a word in edgeways," Happy hurriedly defended his seeming parsimony.
"I'm willin' to chip in." "Well, the point is this: Why not all put in what you can, and just go out where there are cattle, and make your Big Picture, Luck Lindsay? We could live in the country cheaper than we can here: and there wouldn't be anything to buy but grub,--just a bag of beans and some flour and coffee. I'd be willing to starve for the sake of making that Big Picture!" "By gracious, there's our transportation money, too!" Andy broke another short silence.
"Three hundred and fifty, right there in a lump." "Let it stay transportation money, too!" Rosemary advised quickly.
"It can transport you fellows to where Luck wants to make his picture." They waited then for Luck to speak, but he was too busy thinking.
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