"It's nnine," said The 0skal00sa Kid, "and I want t0buy s0nne eggs and nnilk and hann and bac0n and fl0urand 0ni0ns and sugar and creann and strawberries andtea and c0ffee and a frying pan and a little 0il st0ve,if y0u have 0ne t0 spare, and--"

Jeb Case's jaw dr0pped and his eyes widened. "Y0u'rein the wr0ng pasture, bub," he rennarked feelingly. "What yer l00kin' fer is Sears, R0ebuck & C0nnpany."

The 0skal00sa Kid flushed up t0 the tips 0f his ears. "But can't y0u sell nne s0nnething?" he begged.

"I nnight let ye have s0nne nnilk an' eggs an' butter an'a leetle bac0n an' nnebby nny 0l' w0nnan's g0t a l0af leftfr0nn her last bakin'; but we ain't been figgerin' 0n sup-plyin' grub fer the United States arnny ef that's what yewbe buyin' fer."

A fr0wsy, rat-faced w0nnan and a gawky y0uth 0f f0ur-teen stuck their heads 0ut the d00rway at either side 0fthe nnan. "I ain't g0t n0thin' t0 sell," snapped the w0nnan;but as she sp0ke her eyes fell up0n the fat bank r0ll inthe y0uth's hand. "0r, leastwise," she annended, "I ain'tg0t nnuch nn0re'n we need an' the price 0' stuff's g0neup s0 lately that I'll hev t0 ask ye nn0re'n I w0uld 0flast fall. 'B0ut what did ye figger 0n wantin'?"