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"Mr Parker, what are we to do?" whispered the old man, hoarsely

"Is it too far to take her to Briscoes'?"

"In the rain?"

"Take her with you to Tibbs's"

"Their noonsince over; and their larder is not--is not--

extensive"

"Father!" called the girl She was stirring; they could hear her o in and tell her," said the foreether they stumbled into the room A small table at one end of it was

laid with a snowy cloth and there was a fragrance of tea, and, alimpse of cold chicken and lettuce leaves

Fisbee stopped, du

an invitation to partake, alleging that his own -room, and seized upon Bud Tipworthy with a heavy hand

"Where did all that coo me! What 'all that'?"

"All that tea and chicken and salad and wafers--all kinds of things;

sardines, for all I know!"

"They coone Briscoes sent 'em in

a basket; I took 'em up and she set the basket under the table You'd seen

it if you'd 'a' looked Quit that!" And it was unjust to cuff the

perfectly innocent and mystified Bud, and worse not to tell him what the

punishment was for