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others and make no trouble. You'll not catch
me singing no songs again unless I’m asked ie

They asked him about his parents and his
home, but to these questions he gave evasive
replies. He would not look them straight in
the eye, which angered Jim and displeased the
professor, but only made Mary the sorrier for
him. “He’s had the hard life, poor lad; and
he’s scared, like a stray cat,” she said to her-
self. ‘

So she beckoned the professor through a
door that led into the back hall. “Sure, ’m
sorry for that English boy, so far away from
home and all,” she said to him. “Couldn’t we
take him into the party of us? We'd not miss
the bit of food he’d eat. I suspicion he’s no
money much to see him through, nor so much
as a blanket or a buffalo skin to wrap round
him at night!’

“Well, I’ve an extra rug if it’s needed,”
said the professor kindly. “And I’ve a few
spare dollars to help pay for food.”

“And I’ve the same,” quoth Mary. ‘So then
t’is settled and the boy will stay by us.”

Then Mary, or the “Little General” as she
had been nicknamed, spoke with a voice of

Be ee ea ee

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