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Show 115. Sunny said, "Aren't you going to put those biscuits in the oven? It's hot enough. I just got to put my teeth in somethin'." Bill picked up the pan and shoved it into the oven. "They xron't be very light Sunny." Bill stood thinking for a minute then said. "We'll see if xre can't step up the hunting. Birst thing any of us bag xre'11 take it into Blue Burg xrith some biscuits-beans are all gone. Should have bought more. I've used them to stretch the meat." Olaf said. "I've seen it other years-hunger in a camp before the spring supply xiagon trains could get over- but never in Eebruary." "There's a lot of new men in Blue Burg this xrinter. Host of the old timers probably have flour. Jan xras sleepin' by his. I could see the bulge and xras mighty relieved that wasn't why he xras doxm." "Bill," Olaf said, "You've done us a favor by insisting xre hunt, drying jerky in the fall and cooking up this head cheese, ^he bad weather caught everyone-even Jake or he'd have flour to sell, but it? mostly the new men who are starvin'." Weasel said, "That's their hard luck! I - " M l moon now, "Bill said, "I'm going to pile out xray before day-light tomorrow morning. Some of those deer and elk might take to traveling this light night!" |
