"What? Leavin' here?"
His father nodded.
"Goin' to town, dad?"
"No. South."
"Just us two, all alone?"
"Yes. Don't you want to go?"
"Sure! But I wish ma was comin', too."
Big Jim winced. "So do I, Jimmy. But I guess we can get along all right. How would you like to visit Aunt Jane, down in Arizona?"
"Where them horn toads and stingin' lizards are?"
"Yes--and Gila monsters and all kinds of critters."