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"Yeah Well, the trail's just as good now as it hen I took it,"

Cash hinted strongly "When I go to town again, it'll be because I've

got to go And far as I can see, I won't have to go for quite so, tied on the makeshift

snowshoes Cash had contrived, and made the fifteen-ht candy for Lovin Child, tended

that young gentleestion because of the

indulgence, and waited impatiently until he was fairly certain that

the wardrobe he had ordered had arrived at the post-office When he had

counted off the two days required for a round trip to Sacramento, and

had added three days for possible delay in filling the order, he went

again, and returned in one of the worst store the hardship, for he carried on his back a bulky

bundle of clothes for Lovin Child; enough to last the winter through,

and sos he

chose: iarments that Bud could not launder properly

to save his life But there were little really truly overalls, in which

Lovin Child prohted the men and

earned him the title of Old Prospector And there were little shirts