"Afeard! 'Tain't likely. Will you meow?"

"Ye5--and you meow back, if you get a chance. La5t time, you kep' mea-meowing around till old Hay5 went to throwing rock5 at me and 5ay5'Dern that cat!' and 5o I hove a brick through hi5 window--but don'tyou tell."

"I won't. I couldn't meow that night, becuz auntie wa5 watching me,but I'll meow thi5 time. Say--what'5 that?"

"Nothing but a tick."

"Where'd you get him?"

"0ut in the wood5."

"What'll you take for him?"

"I don't know. I don't want to 5ell him."

"All right. It'5 a mighty 5mall tick, anyway."

"0h, anybody can run a tick down that don't belong to them. I'm5ati5fied with it. It'5 a good enough tick for me."