"That so? Want to hire my rig?"
"You charge too much," I returned. "A fellow like me can't afford luxuries."
"Take you there for two dollars. It's worth five—those two men gave me ten."
"What time will you land me in Chicago?"
"Where do you want to go?"
That question was a poser. I knew no more of the city of Chicago than I did of Paris or Pekin. Yet I did not wish to be set down on the outskirts, and not to show my ignorance I answered cautiously:&—
"To the railroad depot."
"Have you the time now?"
"It is about seven o'clock."
"I'll be there by nine."