"No, no," protested the stranger. "I'm not fooling. Get me, some clothes and come with me to the nearest telegraph office and I'll show you."
"How much," asked Mike, "will you give me?"
"Us," corrected James.
"How much do you want?"
"How much will you give?"
"Ten dollars."
"For a suit of clothes?" Mike's fat red face depicted his horror.
"Twenty," cried the stranger.
"Apiece?" asked James.
"Apiece," declared the unhappy youth.