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"The Ace of Clubs," Isaiah said

Sister Walker sood, indeed, Isaiah You may help yourself to the candy dish"

"Next tiet all twenty, Sister" Isaiah reached into the candy dish sitting on the lace doily in the center of Sister Walker’s freshly waxed dining room table, fished out two Bit-O-Honeys, and tore off the candy’s blue and red waxed paper

"Well, we’ll see, but you did a fine job today And you feel fine, Isaiah?"

"Yessh, ma’am," Isaiah slurred around the candy

"Don’t talk with food in your mouth," Memphis chided

"Well, how’lowering It didn’t take much to make him hot under the collar, Memphis knew

"Thank you, Sister," Me him

"Of course Now, Isaiah, you remember what to tell your aunt Octavia, don’t you?"

"You were helping me withYou remember that it’s best you not tell your auntie about the other e do with the cards"

"Don’t worry," Memphis said "We won’t, e, little man?"

"I wish I could tell ever’body, so they’d know I’, Isaiah," Sister Walker said and handed hi else," Memphis teased He put his hand on Isaiah’s head and moved it around "Got a head like a football Bumpy, too"

"That’s rip