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I had been working for about half an hour longer when I found I could

get no more, and this time I went a little way and called Ike from where

he was at work to move the ladder for me

He came in a surly way, and then stared at me

"Want ruh," I said

"Ho! that's it, is it? I thought you were such a great big cock-a-hoop

sort of a chap that you could do anything Well, where's it to be?"

"Round the other side, I think," I said

"No; this here's best," he cried, and whisking up the ladder I stood

adreat brown arms and the play of the muscles as he carried

the ladder as if it had been a straw, and planted it, after thrusting

the intervening boughs aside with the top to get it against a stout

limb

"There you are, my lad," he said "Now, are you satisfied?"

"Yes; and thank you, Ike," I said quickly "And I' to take the blame upon yourself about the broken