I got
all the rest. That one belongs to a woman, and a more unreasonable
woman to try to do business with I never saw."
"Um!" said Scattergood. "Know where I been, Johnnie?"
"No, sir."
"Gittin' married."
"What?"
"Yes. Me 'n' the lady, we met by arrangement in Boston and got us a
preacher and done the job. Marriage, Johnnie, is a doggone solemn
matter."
"I've heard so," said the young man.
"Some day," said Scattergood, "I'm a-goin' to marry you off. Calculate I
got the girl in my eye now."
"I hope," Johnnie said, "that you'll be--er--very happy."
"Guess we'll manage so-so.... Now about them options, Johnnie. You make
tracks for the city and sort of edge up to Crane and Keith. Might start
by showin' 'em a deed for a mill site down across from theirs at the
railroad. Then you might start askin' questions like you was lookin' for
information. Guess that'll git up their curiosity some. Then you kin
spring your options on 'em.... When you've done that, come off and leave
'em sweatin'. And don't mention me. I hain't in this deal a-tall."
But before Johnnie could get to Crane and Keith, Crane and Keith came to
Scattergood.
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