"Do you want me to abuse Don and the rest?
That would be poor policy, for the man would say right away that we were jealous of them and trying to injure them.

I have told him that he will get no birds from David, and if he does, it will be our fault." Bob could not see the force of this reasoning.

There was so much at stake that it was necessary they should do everything in their power to secure the contract, and he was sure it would help matters if a few hard words were added respecting Don and David.

So they were put in, and the letter was copied and dropped into the post-office.
After that Lester took up his abode with Bob Owens.

According to an agreement made between them, Bob went through the ceremony of sending a note to Lester by a negro boy, inviting him to come over and spend a week with him, bringing his horse and gun, and they would have a fine time shooting turkeys and driving the ridges for deer.