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Show 191. ten men on the trail; stayed on his feet nearly thirty-six hours, and the last few miles he pulled me and the bear in. Have a drink Sunny!" Olaf handed his cup to Sunny and he took a big drink. Sunny looked very odd as he stood stunned for a minute, blinking his watering eyes, then he opened his mouth and whinned- just like a horse. Little Bill shouted at him, holding out his arms. Sunny rushed to the water bucket, picked it up, tipping it, he took swallow after swallow of the water. "That brandy burns like fire!" Everyone laughed as Sunny shuddered and kept pulling cool air into his throat. "last time I ever do that!" Little Bill yelled and shook his head at Sunny, trying to get his attention. Olaf went into the shack and Bill heard pounding. Pretty soon he was out again with the chair he had whittled during the last blizzard. He put the . * little rocking chair up against the cabin where the sun reflected on the bleached white logs and there was no wind. "Put him in it Bill, and rest your arms!" L i t t l e Bill didn't move a t a l l for a minute a f t e r he was in the chair, and then he put his hands very carefully along the arms. He'd watched Olaf whittling i t , and had f e l t i t ' s arms, but now he looked over a t Olaf very puzzled. |