"Wait a minute. I suppose Kedge is very busy now?"
"Well, yes, sah, I s'pects so. He had dat ar' animal case."
"Oh, you mean Mr. Campbell's?"
"Yes, sah! Dat's it. I knowed it was a camel or a elephant."
"Yes, I suppose he's busy on that. So don't bother him. Anyhow, it would take him as long to get here, pick up the loose ends, and start out right, as it would take me to finish."
"Mo' so, Colonel," voiced Shag. "A whole lot mo'."
"Oh, well, hang it all! That's the way it is. I never can get a little vacation. But now I'm in this game I suppose I might as well stick! Never mind that call, Shag! I'll finish this."
"Yes, sah, Colonel."
A fact which the wise Shag had known all along.
"For it's always good weather,
When good fellows get together!"