"I like yore gall! Which clothes are best, Pete's or Billy's?"
"Pete's would fit you like th' wide, wide world. You don't want blankets on when you go courtin'. Try Billy's. An' I got a pair of socks, though one 's green—but th' boots 'll hide it." "I did n't put none on my socks, you chump!"
"How 'd I know? But, say! Has she got any sisters?"
"No!" yelled Johnny, halfway through the gallery in search of Billy's clothes. When he emerged Cookie looked him over. "Ain't it funny, Kid, how a pipe 'll stink up clothes?" he smiled. Johnny's retort was made over several yards of ground and when he had mounted Cookie yelled and waved him to return. When Johnny had obeyed and impatiently demanded the reason, Cookie pleasantly remarked: "Now, be shore an' give her my love, Kid."
Johnny's reply covered half a mile of trail.
Johnny rode alertly through Perry's Bend,
