Come, what do you say ?" "Well, I don't know," said Dick, wavering.

"You'd pay me the money down on the nail, wouldn't you ?" "Yes," said John.

"I'll show you the bill now." He took from his pocketbook a two-dollar greenback, and displayed it to Dick.
"You could buy cigars enough with this to last you some time," he said insinuatingly.
"So I could.

I declare, I've a good mind to take up your offer." "You'd better.

It's a good one." "But why don't you do it yourself ?" asked Dick, with sudden wonder.
"Because father's very strict," said John glibly, "and if I should leave the house at night, he'd be sure to find it out." "That's where I have the advantage.