"Bob—Bob Hendricks," replied the boy.
"Aw—Bob Hendricks—" returned the girl, in contempt. Then she faced the boy and said, "What is it?"
"Come here 'n' I'll tell you."
"I'll come this far." The girl took two steps.
"I got to whisper it, and you can't hear."
"Well, 'tain't much." The girl dangled one bare foot hesitatingly.
"I'll come halfway," she added.
The boy made a mark in the dust of the road a few feet from him with his toe, and said, "Come to there."
The girl shook her head, and spoke. "Tell me part—'n' I'll see if it's good."
"Me and Elmer an' Bob are goin' to run away!" The girl stepped to the toe mark and cried, "What?"