We asked what the man said when he called for such a large size?
"Oh, de ole hoosier neber tumbled at all, but just planked 'er out, and said: 'If yer eber git any money, come an' pay fer it.'"
We asked if he thought he could manage to get another one in the same way.
He said he was afraid to try, because an officer was going to run him in "'cause he hadn't any shirt on, and looked so tough."
I then donned the shirt, also a paper collar and cuffs, and went down to supper, leaving Frank to silent meditation.
After eating, I returned to the room, took off the shirt, and Frank put it on and went to supper, while I remained and did the meditation act.
He staid away more than two hours, which worried me considerably.
I wondered what upon earth had become of him, but felt certain he was too true a friend to abscond with my half of the shirt.
Even if it wasn't paid for, I knew by right that I owned half of that shirt.