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"That's right," he said encouragingly "When you get your basket nearly

full, bring it down and eently,hly enjoyinglon, and then getting higher and higher till I

felt the ladder bend and the branch give, and I had to hold on tightly

by one hand

I had to go down three tiently so as not to bruise them, and at last I had picked all the

pippins I could reach froot down and proceeded to et to another part of the

tree

It was easy enough, after I had got it free of the twigs, to pull the

ladder upright, and this done I looked at the place where I an to lift it by the spokes

just as I had seen Ike e it

The fact did not occur to me that I was a mere boy and he a muscular

in a long

breath, I lifted the ladder straight up easily enough, took a couple of

steps in the right direction, and then felt toas soon as the balance ceased to be