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It was exactly five days alter that when he opened it again Cash was

h bread into loaves, and he did not say

anything at all when Bud calowering around the room He

Bud was not a pretty sight Four days and nights of trying to see how

he could play poker without

going to sleep or going broke, had left theirhands His eyes were puffy and red, and his cheeks were

n of a huly; as if he would like nothing better

than an excuse to quarrel with Cash--since Cash was the only person at

hand to quarrel with

But Cash had not knocked around the world for nothing He had seenfor trouble which is vastly

easier to start than it is to stop He paid no attention to Bud He

reased the top with bacon

grease saved in a tomato can for such use He set the pan on a shelf

behind the stove, covered it with a clean flour sack, opened the stove

door, and slid in two sticks

"She's getting cold," he observed casually "It'll be winter now before

we know it"

Bud grunted, pulled an e his toes behind the corner, and sat down He set his elbows on

his thighs and buried his face in his hands His hat dropped off

his head and lay cron beside hith mistreated His fine, brown hair fell