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Show 23. Next he pulled up the long rox-rs of garlic and onions and spread them out to dry. The tomatoes he'd left out too long. Most of them had frosted and nox? xrere soft, but he found a fexj close to the ground and covered by wilted vines that were s t i l l firm. He got a wooden box and put the other p i l e of carrots in i t , sprinkling in a l i t t l e d i r t among them, and carried the box into the leanto where i t was cool. The baby x-jas sleeping soundly, so he xrent back out, and choosing the biggest firm ripe tomato, he sat in the sun eating i t and liking i t s flavor. He kept the seeds. He's plant them in March in his windoxr box in the cabin. The grovring season was short here in the mountains. The sun xirent behind a cloud and immediately he xwas cold. i£e picked up the p i l e of tomatoes, an onion,a ball of garlic and carried them into the shack. Some of the green tomatoes he put along the window ledge in the lean-to to see if they'd r^pen up. Bill started to make the stex-r for supper- He knew the men would soon be returning, and he'd been putting aside the uneasy thought of hox<r he was going to convince them they'd have to share t h e i r food with the baby this winter. Some were naturally generous, but others xrould need some persuading. He b u i l t up the f i r e and went out to get more wood. Dad was coming up the h i l l in the wagon, and shouted, "The rest are just behind me. They had to get out and walk on the upgrade. Come and just look a t the take that young couple had on them." Bill looked a t the bags Dad held up. "Mighty good, mighty good for three months screening a l l right." Not a word had leaked t h i s summer that the Dream Mine x«as |