"
"Doctor Elton must've been thinking about the same. He told
me that during all those years the Lawsons lived over at Millers
Crossing, Ward sent for him every time a young'un was born and
never paid him a dime. 'Course the doctor just laughed it off.
You know how he is."
"Yeah. Too easygoing. Got a heart in him big as a mule.
Jodie, have you heard any more about Ward making you-know-what?"
"No, sir. Ned told me last week he still hadn't rigged up the
still. And Doctor Elton says he didn't come across no signs last
time he was over there to see Miss Dink. If Ward had had any mash
fermenting, the doctor would've smelled it. But, I'm just
waiting. I aim to call the Law, threats or no threats! Hal Goode
laughed and told me if I had brains enough to carry me across the
branch, I'd encourage Ward, help him make some money so he'd pay
me what he owes!"
"You oughta've took a mortgage on Ward's mules last year,
Jodie. That's what other storekeepers do when they're furnishing
a man. Then in the fall, if the man won't pay up, they foreclose
and get a little of their money back.
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