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Show lit He put the safety pins aside and tied the underwear on him.' Then shaking his head he saidy "Little boy I'm praying they get your mother out of there alivey for if they don't you're sure going to be up short creek*" Bill picked up a piece of woodv* s t a r t e d to l i f t a stove l i d up, stopped. Holding i t in mid-air he listenedv He'd heard footsteps, and, then Olaf walked past him and started putting candles back in the ©ubbardv Bill put the piece of wood in the stove as Dad saidv "Bill, the baby's folks are no more." We shoved a couple of logs in under the cave-in and Weasel was able to s l i d e in to them* Big cross piece got 'em both." Bill put the l i d back on the stoves "Had he timbered"? "There m s n ' t a new piece.> He must'a been a green horn for sure. How old was he?" "Young-, Dad," youngV Never asked for advice^" Bill said. The other men came in quietly. Bill picked up the biscuit the baby had dropped again and held i t to i t s mouth.l Dad looked a t the baby and shook his head.' "That baby's got to be spoon fed^ I t ' s s t i l l suckin,v" Bill dropped the biscuit into the cup of water he'd given the baby a drink from and started mashing i t up with a spoon.' "Put a l i t t l e honey in i t if i t won't take i t , " said Dad Lunch Mouth1, s t i l l holding on to B i l l ' s pack that he»d picked up a t the Dream Mine1,' held i t out to Billy "Hey what about our grub? Here*s the deer meat you forgot?" "Pour yourself a cup of coffee. Biscuits a r e n ' t ready to bake yet. That meat i s l i v e r and steak.' Won't take long to fry them up.*" |