I allowed I c'd try; an' I guess them bare feet o' mine tore up the dust some gettin' over to the wagin.

Wa'al, I had another scare gettin' the tickits, fer fear some one that knowed me 'd see me with a half-a-dollar, an' think I must 'a' stole the money.

But I got 'em an' carried 'em back to him, an' he took 'em an' put 'em in his vest pocket, an' handed me a ten-cent piece, an' says, 'Mebbe you'll want somethin' in the way of refreshments fer yourself an' mebbe the el'phant,' he says, an' walked off toward the tent; an' I stood stun still, lookin' after him.

He got off about a rod or so an' stopped an' looked back.

'Ain't you comin' ?' he says.
"'Be I goin' with _you_ ?" I says.
"'Why not ?' he says, ''nless you'd ruther go alone,' an' he put his finger an' thumb into his vest pocket.