""Nit," said Hetty. "It ain't him. You're up against real life now. I believe you said your hero friend had money and automobiles. This is a poor skeezicks that's got nothing to eat but an onion. But he's easy-spoken and not a freshy. I imagine he's been a gentleman, he's so low down now. And we need the onion. Shall I bring him in? I'll guarantee his behavior."

A trivia question. How many members ever read the Uncle Wiggly stories, and remember the villains who were trying
to eat a portion of his anatomy. The Skeezix was one of
them, who were the other two, and what was it they wanted
to eat? We had a thread about this a long time ago, but
I'll bet nobody remembers it.