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Show Ui Lit llc Tonuny Ban1<'S W€\. · a:] ccp, now, a lH 1 " ·lH'll t h cy \Yi l kc·d 11i 1n np he wa.· scared, an<l cried, ancl ~a id he ·wanted to gl) houH' to hi: ma, an<l didn't want to he a robber any lOOn'. ~0 they alluutdc fun of him, ancl call C'd hin1 cry-baby, ;1nrl ( lwt 1nade hiu1 Inac1, an<l l1c .'aid be ·would go straight ;nHl l<'ll all the secret . But Totn g ive hi1n Ji\·c cent s to keep qtti<'l, ~HHl .·aid we ·would aH go h olD<' and 1nceL next \\·cck and rob som ehouy ancl kill .'Oln e people. Ben l{og·er saicl he coulcln •t get ont 1nncl1, only SulHLty ~ , and so he wanted to begin nrxL :--;uncl;ty; hut all tl1e boys ~; tid iL wonl<l be wicked to do it on :--;un<by, <tncl Lbat sc• lt] ccl1 hf' thing. They agreed to g<'t tog<:thcr an<l fix a day a.' om1 11 :-1 they could, and then ·w<' elected Tmn f-'a,vyer fir~t captai11 il1'd .Jo] [nrpcr :econd captain of thu Gang, ancl so start ed honw. f cltunb Up the .'hcd ancl crept into Iny windo·w j U.' f before• cLty wa · breaking. l\Iy nc\v clot he · wa.' all grea ·cd np and l·lnycy, and I wa~ dog-tired. - - II l:CK UUI~E r.' l~TO lllti \\TX DOW. \1 \ I I j, I r' I {; i r 1: I \. ( I t \IV ELL I \I ' 1 . I r got a, goncl goiug-()\'l'l' in th0 1norn ing, fro111 ol<l :l\li~: \rat. ·o11, on £H'<·ou11t of 1ny <·lot he:; bnt tl1<• \\'itlo\r ~h u didn't cold, hnt only el anC'<l off ilte g rC'asc' ~11<l ('L1y, nncl looke<l :o .·mT\' i I tat I t hongltt I \rould lwltaY<' a whil ~ jf I <'O llld. 'l'hf'n .:\li =--=-\\'; ltson . ]u• took 1lH' in tlt c' <"lo .. ,t and prn y<'<l, but llothJng com of il. ~h<' told JIH' to pray eYery dny nncl \\'hat ver I ask<'d for I \roul<l crrt it. ]~ni it w:trn't so. I b i riecl it. On<.:<"' I got a tish- )rt;:;s w.\ ·r.·o~·s Ll:'Tl' HT;. lin ,butno hook:-;. ILw~lrn't any good to llH ' without hooks. I t ri('<l f(n· th<' hooks t hr f' or four titnc-s, hni som ho\'v~ I couldn·t 11wke jL work. J~y-anrl-by, one day, I n. k<'<l ::\lis: ''rat. on to try for ln<', hut .·he .'aid I wa a fool. ~he lH' \·<·r told 111 wl1 y, nne l I ronldn •t make it out no way. I (•t down on0 ti1n back in the wood~, n1Hl lwd a ]oug ' ' think about it. ] .. ay .. to 1ny,. ~lf, if a body can get a11ythiT1g (J |