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There had not been such fun at an auction in Carmody for many a long day. THERE HAD NOT BEEN SET UPON AN AUCTION IN CARMODY FOR MANY A LONG DAY
 the other side of the yard. John Clarke lived at White Sands and he and his wife were childless. That bid of John Clarke‚Äôs was Pa‚Äôs undoing. Pa Sloane could not have an enemy; but a rival he had, and that rival was John Clarke. Everywhere at auctions John Clarke was wont to bid against Pa. At the last auction he had outbid Pa in everything, not having the fear of his wife before his eyes. Pa‚Äôs fighting blood was up in a moment; he forgot Ma Sloane; he forgot what he was bidding for; he forgot everything except a determination that John Clarke should not be victor again. ‚ÄúTen,‚ÄĚ he called shrilly. ‚ÄúFifteen,‚ÄĚ shouted Clarke. ‚ÄúTwenty,‚ÄĚ vociferated Pa. ‚ÄúTwenty-five,‚ÄĚ bellowed Clarke. ‚ÄúThirty,‚ÄĚ shrieked Pa. He nearly bust a blood-vessel in his shrieking, but he had won. Clarke turned off with a laugh and a shrug, and the baby was knocked down to Pa Sloane by the auctioneer, who had meanwhile been keeping the crowd in roars of laughter by a quick fire of witticisms.  TO DO AND HIS ONLY SON WAS GROWN UP AND MARRIED SIX CRIED JOHN CLARK FROM THE OUTER SIDE OF THE YARD JOHN CLARK LIVED IN WHITE SANDS AND HE AND HIS WIFE WERE CHILDLESS THE BIT OF JOHN CLARK'S WAS PAV UNDOING PAPLONE COULD NOT HAVE AN ENEMY BUT A RIVAL HE HAD ON THAT RIVAL WAS JOHN CLARK EVERYWHERE AT AUCTION JOHN CLARK WAS WONT TO BID AGAINST PA AT THE LAST OXEN HE HAD HAD OH BID PA IN EVERYTHING NOT HAVING THE FEAR OF HIS WIFE BEFORE HIS EYES PA'S FIGHTING BLOOD WAS UP IN A MOMENT HE FORGOT MA SLOANE AND SOON HE FORGOT WHAT HE WAS BIDDING FOR HE FORGOT EVERYTHING EXCEPT DETERMINATION THAT JOHN CLARK SHOULD NOT BE VICTOR AGAIN TEN HE CALLED SHRILLY FIFTEEN SHOT O'CLOCK PLENTY VOCIFERGATED PA TWENTY FIVE BELLA CLARK THIRTY SHRIEKED PA HE NEARLY BUST THE BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS SHRIEKING BUT HE HAD ONE QUICK TURNED OFF WITH A LAUGH AND SHRUG AND THE BABY WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO PASLON BY THE AUCTIONEER WHO MEANWHILE HAD BEEN KEEPING THE CROWDED LOISE OF BLACK LAUGHTER A QUICK FIRE OF WITTICISMS
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