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Show 146. Olaf and >-.unny d i d n ' t come back u n t i l it res getting dark. They xrere completely exhausted, xret to their chests and hadn't found Weasel. Wo one had seen him, but then not many of the men a t Blue Burg xrere able to get about. Bo one had been out hunting yet. They said Jake res s t i l l eating and selling xrhiskey, and they thought txro or three old timers might s t i l l be eating, but no one really knexr. Olaf shook his head. "I've never seen anything like the dying from hunger there is at Glue Burg. Sunny and I made a f i r e for some of the men xrho couldn't get out of, bed. " "Bill, i t ' s awful-ya don't knoxr " Sunny shookV his .hjegdand his anger seemed gone but i t flared up when he heard L i t t l e mill s t a r t to beg for the food Bill passed them. "I'll not drink the baby's milk!" " I t ' s not milk, Sunny. This is milk" and he showed him xrhat he passed L i t t l e B i l l . Then he added after they had both drained their t i n cups. "That res a l i t t l e of my sour dough s t a r t e r and some horse tallow mixed xrith mashed. up c a r r o t s . I drank some of i t so i t xron't k i l l you." Olaf said, "Bill you forgot the garlic you fried in the fat to make i t so testy." "There's another cup for you tomorrow morning." Sunny said, " I ' l l find Weasel. Bill,and get your flour back, if I haye to follow him a l l the way over the mountains to Sacramento." Olaf said. "First thing is to dry out now. I feel |
