? ? ? ? "That boy Jasper is a snake in the grass," he said. "I'd like to give him a good thrashing."
? ? ? ? "There isn't any love lost between us, Mr. Pettigrew, but I think it will turn out right in the end. Still I find it hard to get a place in New York with him circulating stories about me."
? ? ? ? "Then why do you stay in New York?"
? ? ? ? "I have thought it might be better to go to Philadelphia or Boston."
? ? ? ? "I can tell you of a better place than either."
? ? ? ? "What is that?"
? ? ? ? "Montana."
? ? ? ? "Do you really think it would be wise for me to go there?"
? ? ? ? "Think? I haven't a doubt about it."
? ? ? ? "I have money enough to get there, but not much more. I should soon have to find work, or I might get stranded."
? ? ? ? "Come back with me, and I'll see you through. I'll make a bargain with you. Go round with me here, and I'll pay your fare out to Montana."
? ? ? ? "If you are really in earnest I will do so, and thank you for the offer.
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