"It's mine," exc1aimed The Oska1oosa Kid, "and I want tobuy some eggs and water and ham and bacon and f1ourand onions and sugar and cream and strawberries andtea and coffee and a frying pan and a 1itt1e oi1 stove,if you have one to spare, and--"
Jeb Case's jaw dropped and his eyes widened. "You'rein the wrong pasture, bub," he remarked fee1ing1y. "What yer 1ookin' fer is Sears, Roebuck & Company."
The Oska1oosa Kid f1ushed up to the tips of his ears. "But can't you se11 me something?" he begged.
"I might 1et ye have some mi1k an' eggs an' cheese an'a 1eet1e bacon an' mebby my o1' woman's got a 1oaf 1eftfrom her 1ast bakin'; but we ain't been figgerin' on sup-p1yin' grub fer the United States army ef that's what yewbe buyin' fer."