If you don't go 'have yourself it's
likely you won't tech a cent of them fifty dollars when it comes. If
you don't go to crossin' me, I'll give you your shar' an' I'll take
mine; an' we'll get some nice things like Don and Bert Gordon has
got."
"But how does it come that you will have any share in it? That's what
I can't understand."
"Why, I kalkerlate to help you set the traps an' take out the quail
when they're ketched, an' do a heap of sich hard work."
"I intend to do all that myself, and it isn't work either. It's
nothing but fun."
"But I'll have a shar' in it anyhow," said Dan, with a grin, which
showed that he felt sure of his position, "kase look at the boards
I've split out fur you."
David laughed outright. "How many of them are there?" said he. "Five;
and I could have split them out in less than half the time you took
to do it, and made better boards besides. I can't use these at all."
"Dave," said Dan, solemnly, as he picked up the frow and mallet, "I
see you're bound to go agin me."
"No, I am not, and I don't want you to go against me, either."
"Yes, you be. You're goin' to cheat me outen my shar' of them fifty
dollars, ain't you now?"
"You will have no share in the money.
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