be, not knowin’ where we’re headed!”
“I don’t know if I can get away or not,” says Bishop.
“I pay all expenses,” says I.
“Oh, Elmer, you’ve just got to go!” says Bess.
“The trip’s off if you don’t,” I says.
“If you don’t say yes I’ll never speak to you again,” says Bessie.
For a minute I hoped he wouldn’t say yes; but he did. Then I told ’em that the start would be from our house at a quarter to one Saturday, and to pack up their sporty clothes. The rest o’ the evenin’ was spent in them tryin’ to guess where we was goin’. It got ’em nothin’, because I wouldn’t say aye, yes or no to none o’ their guesses.