How was I to hear what passed between them when I was half ways across the lawn at the time scuffling the path with my hoe ?" "And if you couldn't hear," said Meldon, "what on earth do you mean by pretending to repeat to me the exact words the judge used ?" "I told you the best I could.

If them wasn't the words he said he looked mighty like as if they were.

Any way Patsy Flaherty gave over lambasting the old mare, and she stood still, the way you'd think she was glad of the rest.

Then the gentleman took a lep down off the car, and away with him to meet the lady." "Well ?" "She was mighty glad to see him," said Callaghan, "for she kissed him twice." "Nonsense," said Meldon, "she couldn't possibly have kissed him.

And, listen to me now, Callaghan.