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Well, I don’t know as I ’m surprised more about his insultin’ the rest of us, but it ’s sort of comical his talkin’ that way about you, Nettie.

Nettie! What ’s Nettie got to do with him?

Oh! Excuse me! I did n’t know ’t was supposed to be a secret.

What is?

About the way those two have been carryin’ on together!

What!

Ben and Nettie!

(afraid)

Stop her, Ben, can’t you?

If I knew a way to stop women like her I ’d patent it and get rich!

(sternly)

Him and Nettie?

They passed my house together once a week ago Wednesday, once the Tuesday before that, and twice the Sunday after New Year’s.

Together!