"Pop gave me some good advice, too, about running horses.

He says, 'It's every fellow for himself, and mercy toward none.' I'm playing by their rule, and Pop expects to make a few dollars, too.
He said he'd stand by me." "Oh! He did ?" Marian's voice puzzled Bud.

She kneaded the bread vigorously for a minute.

"Don't depend too much on Pop.

He's--variable.
And don't go around with a dollar in your pocket--unless you don't mind losing that dollar.