"Not a bit of it; you keep enough of that stuff for you and me, too."
"And where might you be going to make your coffee?"
"I ain't going to make it until I get a place to put it," was Tode's brief reply.
"Do you want to rent that stone, or not, that's the question? and the quicker you tell me, the quicker I'll know."
"Well, how much will you pay for it?"
"Just as little as I can get it for." This caused another laugh from the listeners.
"You're a cute one," complimented the owner. "Well, now, seeing it's you, you can have it on trial for two dollars a week, I reckon."
"I reckon it will be after this when I do," said Tode, turning on his heel.
"Hold up. What's the matter? Don't the terms suit? Why that's very reasonable!"
"All right. Then rent it to the first chap who'll take it for two dollars; but I ain't acquainted with him."