"Luke's lost a nickel, Red." Racey answered for the lawyer. "And a nickel, you know yoreself, is worth all of five cents."
"I lost some money," grumbled Luke.
"But you said you lost it when you tripped and fell," said Racey.
"And you fell outside."
"I lost it here," Luke said, shortly.
"I don't giveadamn where you lost it or what you lost," declared Red
Kane. "You can't go flirtin' round with any lantern in Tom's barn.
First thing you know you'll set it afire. C'mon, Luke, pull yore
freight."
"But lookit here," protested Luke, "I lost something valuable, Red. I gotta find it."
"It wasn't money then?" put in Racey.
"Of course it was money," averred Luke.
"You said 'it' this time, Luke."
"It don't matter what I said. I lost some money, and I want to find it."