“Ahundredamonth！“saidtheenthusiast。Andbusycalculationsbegantoariseamongthem。
“Itwenttofiftypercent，“pursuedtheVirginian，“whenNewYorkandPhiladelphiagottobiddin’agaynsteachother。Bothcitieshadsignsallover’emclaimingtofurnishtheTularefrawg。Andbothhad’emallright。Andsameascattletrains，yu’dseefrawgtrainstearingacrosstArizona——bigglasstankswithwireover’em——throughtoNewYork，an’thefrawgsstarin’
out。“
“Why，George，“whisperedawoman’svoicebehindme，“he’smerelydeceivingthem！He’smerelymakingthatstuffupoutofhishead。“
“Yes，mydear，that’smerelywhathe’sdoing。“