Mah men is doin' it now!" "Bates ?" wondered Hippy.
"The houn' went back on we-uns.

It was this-a-way.

Lum opined as we ought ter follow ye and clean yer outfit up, but Ah said as after you-uns had done what you-all had done fer Liz an' Sue, there wan't nothin' doin'.

That was the last Ah seen of the houn' dawg.

Ah know he was with Spurgeon 'cause Ah put er bullet through his shoulder ter-day." "Sorry I couldn't have had a crack at him myself," muttered Hippy.
"It was Lum that pestered ye so.