Gee whiz! I'd ruther nurse a she bear with the mumps!" "Old Man's coming home, Cal." Pink announced with more joy in his tone and in his face than had appeared in either for many a weary day.

Whereupon Cal gave an exultant whoop.

"Go tell that to Happy," he shouted.

"Maybe he'll forget a grouch or two.

Say, luck seems to be kinda casting loving glances our way again--what ?" "By golly, seems to me Pink oughta told us when he come in, las' night," grumbled Slim, when he could make himself heard.
"You were all dead to the world," Pink defended, "and I wanted to be.