“You said I was to take them only when I felt like coughing,” charged Small.
“I know, but it stands to reason that the more often you take them the sooner they’re going to cure you, don’t it?”
That sounded reasonable, and Small had to agree. So he put another one into his mouth and proceeded to make faces at the landscape. Kid stifled a chuckle.
“Well, I must be going,” he said. “I want to see Lanny. Have you got that quarter with you, Small?”
“What quarter?” asked Small innocently.
“For the tablets. They’re a quarter a box. I told you that. Don’t you remember? They’re cheap, too. If you had to have a doctor he’d charge you a dollar just for looking at you and then your medicine would be extra.”
“Oh!” Small became very intent on the practice game. “I haven’t got it right now, Kid, but I’ll give it to you soon.”
Kid shook his head. “I’m willing to trust you, Small, but you see I have to pay cash for these. You’d better give me that quarter in your pocket and then you won’t have to think about it again.”
“What quarter?” asked Small blankly.
“Why, the quarter you saved for the Fund. You know you told us you had a quarter, Small.”