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"Oh, don't you?" asked Mrs Bates "Well, I still stand for quite

a bit at Bates Corners, and I say you WILL take that farive it to you We all know it

wasn't your fault you lost yourtime to s You are the only one

out of your share; you settled things fine for the rest of them;

and they all know it, and feel it You'll never knohat you did

for h Pa's funeral; now if you'll just

shut up, and stick that deed somewhere it won't burn, and come

home an' plant me as successfully as you did Pa, you'll have

earned all you'll get, an' so Now set us out a

bite to eat, and let's be off"

Kate slowly arose and handed back the deed

"I'll be flying around so lively I ht lose that," she said,

"you put it where you had it, till we get to Hartley, and then

I'll get a place in the bank vault for it I can't quite take

this in, just yet, but you know I'll do my best for you, Mother!"

"Tain't likely I'd be here else," said Mrs Bates, "and tea,