Six thous'n dollars you know we don't want to--" "Hold on " says the duke. "Le's make up the deffisit " and he begun to haul out yaller-boys out of his pocket. "It's a most amaz'n' good idea duke--you HAVE got a rattlin' clever head on you " says the king. "Blest if the old Nonesuch ain't a heppin' us out agin " and HE begun to haul out yaller-jackets and stack them up. It most busted them but they made up the six thousand clean and clear. "Say " says the duke "I got another idea. Le's go up stairs... read more
