“Well, you see, I didn't think about counting 'em then. What was I saying?”

“You said the others laughed.”

“Oh, yes. Not very much, you know,—just a little. Then the boss, he said—”

“What sort of a looking man was this boss?”

“I dunno.”

“Didn't you see him?”

“Oh, well, I—”

“What was it he said this time?”

“Oh,—he said something to Joe about not getting excited. I guess he thought he was kind o' mean to the lady. Anyhow, she come down after a little and kind o' stood around behind things. She was frightened some, I guess. And then they all went off.”

“Which way?”