I'll invest a leetle money in your future, and I want to say this to you, that your future will depend on whether you pay it back or not.

I never seen a young man as didn't pay his debts come to any good in my life, and I never seen one as did as didn't.
I've seen many a man'd shoot you if you dared to question his honor, an' wouldn't pay you a dollar if he was lousy with 'em." He took out his wallet, and untying the strings carefully, began to count out the greenbacks.
"I have to carry a pretty good pile to buy calves with," he chuckled; "but I reckon you'll be a fair substitute for one or two.

How much do you want--I mean, how little can you git along with ?" Gordon told him the amount his father had suggested.

It was not a great sum.
"That seems a heap of money to put in book-learnin'," said the old man, thoughtfully, his eyes fixed on Gordon.

"My whole edication didn't cost twenty-five dollars.