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Show 109. owners load stored bunch-grass for them had been slaughtered noxr for food. There xras not a pound of flour for sale a t any price. As Bill res unwrapping L i t t l e Bill, Olaf came up to-the table with'a bottlers t i l l plenty of whiskey," he said? They learned Tiny xras thought to have left Blue Burg for Sacramento this morning xrhen the storm cleared. He'd had a fight the night before atJakes Place? The man xrho had accused him of cheating at cards load just been found shot to death, and his gold missing. The rumor xras that Tiny had been seen by a hunter heading for the pass on snoxr shoes. Lunch Mouth said, "Sure hope he makes i t . They may not know over there hox: hard the blizzards have hit here t h i s year, but Tiny'11 t e l l them. He'll get drunk and brag hoxr he got out and xre»re a l l starving." There'd been txro biscuits left over tonight and Bill had slipped them into his pocket for L i t t l e Bill, but he didn't give them to him for he'd heard his old friend Jan Jennings xjas sick and doxm. After a few minutes Sunny came back to the table and Bill said. "Sunny xrill you keep yout-eye on L i t t l e Bill while I go see Jan Jennings. He's down remember, your father and I bought bacon from him?" •'"ure, I remember i t xras the night before Thanksgiving-- l a s t night Dad xras here. I ' l l stay right here close, Bill. |