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A man of fifty five ought to have grown out of such a hankering. But the older you get the worse you get. Anyway, if _I_ wanted to go to auctions, I‚Äôd select them as was something like, and not waste my time on little one horse affairs like this of Garland‚Äôs. A MAN OF FIFTY FIVE OUGHT TO HAVE GROWN OUT OF SUCH HANKERING BUT THE OLDER YOU GET THE WORSE YOU GET ANYWAY I WANT TO GO TO AUCTIONS I'D SELECT THEM AS SOMETHING LIKE AND NOT WASTE MY TIME ON LITTLE ONE HORSE AFFAIRS LIKE THIS OF GARLANDS
lch Pa. But Pa was not to be squelched. ‚ÄúWell, anyway,‚ÄĚ he said, brightening up under the influence of a sudden saving inspiration. ‚ÄúI‚Äôll have to go up to get the sorrel mare shod. So, if you‚Äôve any little errands you want done at the store, Ma, just make a memo of them while I hitch up.‚ÄĚ The matter of shoeing the sorrel mare was beyond Ma‚Äôs province, although she had her own suspicions about the sorrel mare‚Äôs need of shoes. ‚ÄúWhy can‚Äôt you give up beating about the bush, Pa?‚ÄĚ she demanded, with contemptuous pity. ‚ÄúYou might as well own up what‚Äôs taking you to Carmody. _I_ can see through your design. You want to get away to the Garland auction. That is what is troubling you, Pa Sloane.‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúI dunno but what I might step over, seeing it‚Äôs so handy. But the sorrel mare really does need shoeing, Ma,‚ÄĚ protested Pa. ‚ÄúThere‚Äôs always something needing to be done if it‚Äôs convenient,‚ÄĚ retorted Ma. ‚ÄúYour mania for auctions will be the ruin of you yet, Pa. LES FROM SPREADING OVER HER ENTIRE FACE I WONDER IF THIS THIRD FAILURE WOULD SQUILCH PA BUT PA WAS NOT TO BE SQUILCHED WELL ANYWAY HE SAID BRIGHTENING UP UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SUDDEN SAVING INFORMATION I'LL HAVE TO GO AND GET UP AND GET THE SOIL MARE SHOD SO IF YOU'VE GOT ANY LITTLE ERRANDS YOU WANT DONE AT THE STORM MAJEST MAKE A MEMO OF THEM WHILE I HITCH UP THE MATTER OF SHOOTING THE SOIL MARE WAS BEYOND MA'S PROVINCE ALTHOUGH SHE HAD HER OWN SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE SOIL MARE'S NEED FOR SHOES WHY CAN'T YOU GIVE UP BEATING ABOUT THE BUSH PA SHE DEMANDED WITH CONSUMPTUOUS PITY YOU MIGHT AS WELL OWN UP TO WHAT'S TAKING YOU TO CARMODY I CAN SEE THROUGH YOUR DESIGN YOU WANT TO GET AWAY TO GARLAND AUCTION THAT'S WHAT IS TROUBLING YOU PA SLOANE I DON'T KNOW BUT WHAT I MIGHT STEP OVER SEEING IT'S SO HANDY BUT THE SOIL MARE REALLY DOES NEED CHEWING MA PROTESTED PA THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING MEANING TO BE DONE IF IT'S CONVENIENT RETORTED MY YOUR MANIA FOR AUCTIONS WILL BE THE RUIN OF YOU YET PA
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