"Say," he quavered, "can't we do that thing over ag'in? I'd like to sneeze aout a few more dollars an' divide even with ye. I'll let yeou do all the dividin', too."
"I don't know about it," said Merry, doubtfully. "I seldom repeat anything before an audience, but——"
"But——"
"This time——"
"Yeou will?"
"My time is limited, but we'll see what we can do."
Frank took the hat and held it before the farmer.
"Now, sir," he urged.
The man wrinkled up his face, stared into the hat, scratched his nose with his index finger, and then shook his head.