\"No，\"saidBillsullenly，\"he’sameancuss。\"
\"Iknowhim，\"saidtheHon。Fred，\"letmetryhim。\"Butthestrangerdeclaredthepintosuitedhimdowntothegroundandhewouldn’ttaketwicehismoneyforhim。
\"Why，\"heprotested，\"thatthere’swhatIcallanunusualhoss，anddowninMontanaforaladyhe’dfetchuptoahundredandfiftydollars。\"Invaintheyhaggledandbargained;themanwasimmovable。Eightydollarshewouldn’tlookat，ahundredhardlymadehimhesitate。AtthispointLadyCharlottecamedownintothelightandstoodbyherhusband，whoexplainedthecircumstancestoher。ShehadalreadyheardBill’sdescriptionofGwen’saccidentandofherpartinthechurch-buildingschemes。Therewassilenceforafewmomentsasshestoodlookingatthebeautifulpony。
\"Whatashamethepoorchildshouldhavetopartwiththedearlittlecreature！\"shesaidinalowtonetoherhusband。Then，turningtothestranger，shesaidinclear，sweettones：
\"Whatdoyouaskforhim？\"Hehesitatedandthensaid，liftinghishatawkwardlyinsalute：\"IwasjustremarkinghowthatpintowouldfetchonehundredandfiftydollarsdownintoMontana。Butseein’