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Show 129 impossible and that a l l the saving of broth, freezing liver and giving L i t t l e Bill carrots and garlic every day was just going to make i t xrorse for him; that his finding the baby had come full circle and. the baby xrould be left in t h i s cabin xrithout food or anyone to care for him again. Olaf moved and leaned over the wood box and Bill called to him. Olaf came over xrith a t i n cup of milk-Bill shook his head. "I'm not drinking L i t t l e B i l l ' s milk-you promised xrhen I told you xrhere i t xras that you'd use i t only for the baby." "No one's had a spoonful but the baby, Bill. Who's going to take care of him i f ya don't get well?" "That's xrhat I xrant to talk to you about. I've been lying here thinking that this probably is the xrinter I'm going to the happy hunting grounds. You're ten years younger than I am, and you might pull through and keep the baby ' t i l l that young couples' relatives come looking for him." "Bo such luck, Bill. I can't take care of him for ya." "Olaf-" Bill glanced toxrards the lean-to. "They a r e asleep and the door is closed." "Look Olaf" and he pulled back his blanket. There xrere three sacks. One marked Jan and one marked L i t t le B i l l . " L i s t e n - Bill picked up Jan's sack. "This is Jan's gold. It |