"Six dollars, sir."
"I thought you said you wanted to borrow two dollars."
"I've got four dollars toward it, sir."
"Do you often fall behind when rent day comes, Dan?"
"No, sir; this is the first time in two years."
"How do you account for it? Has business been duller than usual during the last month?"
"Yes, sir, I think it has. There hasn't been as much news in the papers, and my sales have fallen off. There's another thing, too."
"What is that?"
"Mother has a dollar and twenty cents due her, and she can't collect it."
"Is it for making vests?"