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Show 60. {--the stove and said. "Where did you get i t ?" "Dad and I bought i t from Jan Jenkins l a s t night. Biscuits a r e almost ready and L i t t l e B i l l ' s fed. Let's eat" and he raised his voice and called: "Breakfast!" Olaf put his shoes on and opened the door a l i t t l e and s l i d outside. He was back mighty soon. "Still biowiny but not so bad as l a s t night. What's the longest one you've ever known?" Bill said? "Second year I was here, she blew for three weeks. I hadn't built the shack then and I lived in Blue Burg with Swede Johnson-ran out of wood and we nearly froze. Finally burned our chairs', table-everything t h a t ' d burn.1" Bill dished out the bacon, and they heard a yowl back of them? Olaf said, "Give him one of those crisp s t r i p s to chaw on. Can't hurt him. That kid knows everything that goes on in here." Bill said, "Guess he does a t t h a t ." Olaf leaned back in his chair and patted his belly. "Mighty fine v i t t l e s in t h i s cabin." Bill went into the lean-to and came back carrying the fowl. "Olaf, I don't like the looks of Dad?? His face is flushed, and h e ' s breathing mighty heavy. Wish you'd take a look?" Olaf went in the shack and came right back. He had his |