Haven't you saw her out walMng with
him and the little chow?"

"Yes," I said, "if that's what it is. I
always wondered what the boys in the
Army was talking about when they said
they eat chow."

"They probably meant ehowehow,"
says the Mrs. "They wouldn't of had
these kind of chows, because in the first
place, who would eat a dog, and besides
these kind costs too much."

"Well," I says, "I'm not interested in
the price of chows, but if you want to get

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aequainted with Lady Perkins, why I can
probably fix it for you."

"Yes, you'll fix it!" said Ella. "I'm
begining to think that if we'd of put you
in storage for the summer the folks round
here wouldn't shy away from us like we
was leopards that had broke out of a pest-
house. I wished you would try and dress
up once in a wile and not always look
like you was just going to do the chores.
Then maybe I and Sis might get some-
wheres."

Well, of course when I told her I could
probably fix it up with Lady Perkins,
I didn't mean nothing. But it wasn't
only the next morning when I started
making good. I was up and dressed and
downstairs about half past eight, and as
the gals wasn't ready for their breakfast
yet I went out on the porch and set down.
