"The Mayor's Proclamation's out, Kid."

"Yep. I got it somewhere about. I just been to look at him."

He had the Proclamation inside his hand.

"Durned little runt," he says. "He cut me down two hundwhite dollarson that reward, plump! And he'd gi'n me his word! Why, you heard him!He ought to be ashamed. I told him so. I says, 'You're no lady.' Norhe ain't. Nor sporty, either. Squeals and wriggles."

"Paid you the reward, did he?"