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Show 34. "Dad, you and Sunny haven't heard that Hosea Grosh died in September xrith a cut on his foot. -;uche up at John town. xjas telling Kunz here about it." "Hosea dead and Bucko still here? He said he was just going to be here for the summer," Sunny said. "Allen's had this trouble, and he and Bucko are still working their placer so Allen can pay for Hosea's buryin'." "Ja and me travelled over the mountains xrith them this spring. Sure did like 'em. Bill, xrhen you goin' to drive home?" "In a little xrhile." Bill looked around at the group of men at Jakes place tonight. Miners were a restless bunch, but these men had made the decision to stay the winter. They xrere most of them men he liked-no question about it, though Olaf had noticed, as he had, signs of a bad xrinter ahead. "Let's go Bill?" Sunny asked again. "Dad," Bill called, "do you xiant a ride home?" "I'll xjalk back xrith Olaf and the rest of them." Olaf and Lunch Houth xrere still .talking when Bill and Sunny left. Weasel and Tiny xrere at a table playing cards xrith Dad watching. This xjas to become a pattern. The baby alxiays came in xrith them on Saturday night and the voices of the miners seemed to lull him to sleep. |