“Doctor, this morning she refused ten thousand for her island.”
“Ah! Did you explain why you wanted it?”
“No, I’m acting under sealed orders.”
“I’m afraid, my son, that your orders are as transparent as this water. Your principal is a steel man. I will reason with her this evening.”
“Thank you. Meantime I shall be obliged if you will give me a brief option on your place.”
“I will do so. But speaking of islands, wouldn’t the one ahead of us serve your purpose?”
“I intend to buy that one, too.”
“Marvin, I clean forgot Keego has graves on it.”
“So I understand. I should hate to have Ojeeg sell me his graves in order to buy liquor.”
“Never fear. You couldn’t buy them.”