The Terms of Surrender

THE TERMS OF SURRENDER
By LOUIS TRACY
Author of “The Wings of the Morning,” “One Wonderful Night,” etc., etc.
New York Edward J. Clode Publisher
Copyright 1913 by Edward J. Clode.
THE TERMS OF SURRENDER

“Hullo, Mac!”
“Hullo, Derry!”
“What’s got the boys today? Is there a round-up somewhere?”
“Looks that-a way,” said Mac, grabbing a soiled cloth with an air of decision, and giving the pine counter a vigorous rub. At best, he was a man of few words, and the few were generally to the point; yet his questioner did not seem to notice the noncommittal nature of the reply, and, after an amused glance at the industrious Mac, quitted the store as swiftly as he had entered it. But he flung an explanatory word over his shoulder:
“Guess I’ll see to that plug myself—he’s fallen lame.”