“Neither do I,” said Tom. “I could smoke it all day. But I bet you Jeff Thatcher couldn’t.”
“Jeff Thatcher! Why, he’d keel over just with two draws. Just let him try it once. He’d see!”
“I bet he would. And Johnny Miller — I wish could see Johnny Miller tackle it once.”
“Oh, don’t I!” said Joe. “Why, I bet you Johnny Miller couldn’t any more do this than nothing. Just one little snifter would fetch him.”
“’Deed it would, Joe. Say — I wish the boys could see us now.”
“So do I.”
“Say — boys, don’t say anything about it, and some time when they’re