Winding the Clock 



turned inside out. And if you happen 

 to be in need of furs — ^good night to the 

 balance in the bank! Eskimos pay no 

 such prices for skins, and Samoan 

 women are not charged 3350 each for 

 dinner gowns. The more we spend of 

 course the more we have to make. 

 The more we make the more we spend. 

 And there you are ! The endless chain 1 

 I cannot locate any coin out here in 

 these hedges of mine. There are no 

 certified checks to be culled in that bed 

 of cannas. There is not a dollar in 

 that dogwood, nor a penny in that 

 petunia. There will probably not be 

 copies enough of this altogether ques- 

 tionable comment sold to pay for the 

 printing and binding of this book, so I 

 am hurrying on now to a close. I 

 have probably idled too long already. 

 But, men and brethren, I have had 

 nearly ninety days and nights with the 

 best friend any man, woman or child 

 can ever have, and I have gained 

 something that is not going to be taken 



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