"I'd sure like to hear it, Pierre."
"Well, it was like this: I knew a fellow who started on the range with
a small stock of cattle. He wasn't a very good worker, and he didn't
understand cattle any too well, so he didn't prosper for quite a
while. Then his affairs took a sudden turn for the better; his herd
began to increase. Nobody understood the reason, though a good many
suspected, but one man fell onto the reason: our friend was simply
running in a few doggies on the side, and he'd arranged a very
ingenious way of changing the brands."
"Pierre--"
"Well?"
"What does 'ingenious' mean?"
"Why, I should say it means 'skillful, clever,' and it carries with it
the connotation of 'novel.'"
"It carries the con-conno--what's that word, Pierre?"
"I'm going to get some books for you, Jack, and we'll do a bit of
reading on the side, shall we?"
"I'd love that!"
He turned and looked up to her sharply.
He said: "Sometimes, Jack, you talk just like a girl."
"Do I? That's queer, isn't it? But go on with the story.
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