“Are you speaking the truth?” he asked in a husky voice.
“As suah’s as you’s standing dere and me here.”
“Why didn’t you tell me this before?”
“I tried to seberal times but you wouldn’t let me.”
“Why didn’t you tell me at the time?”
Jethro chuckled.
“I wanted to see de fout.”
“Jeth, I ought to beat the life out of you for that.”
“Dat’s what I thinks; here am your gun; take hold of the barrel and break it ober my head; I won’t say a word.”
And the fellow handed the weapon to his master and meekly awaited his pleasure.