“Sure does. Here’s how.”
“He tells me,” said Merrick, placing his glass on the bar, “that his daughter is goin’ East with Miss Hatton.”
“Yeah, I heard that,” said Honey sadly. “I didn’t know it was all settled.”
“I reckon it is. Anyway, I’m makin’ a loan to Jim. He’s in kinda heavy at the bank; so I’m lettin’ him have the money.”
“Uh-huh. Well, that’s nice of yuh.”
“Where’s Joe Rich, Honey?”
“I left him down at his new place, settin’ there, lookin’ at nothin’. That boy’s half crazy.”
“Must have been more than half crazy,” declared Merrick.
“Yeah. Now I’ll buy a drink.”
Honey went back to Joe’s place before he went to the Lazy B, and found Joe still sitting in the same chair. He told Joe what Merrick had said about Jim’s borrowing money from Merrick to send Peggy with Laura.