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"You haven't!" answered Tim with an oath. "I tell you the truth; don't I, Charley?" "We had but six bunches, and we have fired them all," added Charles. "I don't believe it; you long face fellers will lie twice as quick as one of us," said Tim, walking up to Frank. "I have no more; I would not lie about it," protested Frank. "Yes, yer would lie about it too. Now, just hand over some o' them crackers, or I'll duck you in the lake." YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED TIM WITH AN OATH I TELL YOU THE TRUTH DON'T I CHARLIE WE HAD BUT SIX BUNCHES AND WE HAVE FIRED THEM ALL ADDED CHARLES I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU LONG FACED FELLERS WILL LIE TWICE AS QUICK AS ONE OF US SAID TIM WALKING UP TO FRANK I HAVE NO MORE I WOULD NOT LIE ABOUT IT PROTESTED FRANK YES YOUR WOULD LIE ABOUT IT TOO NOW JUST HAND OVER SOME OF THEM CRACKERS OR I'LL DUCK YOU IN THE LAKE
 they won't be here this half-hour yet; that is one consolation; and we can have a good time till they do get here," returned Charles, as he lighted a whole bunch of the crackers. "Go it!" cried Tony. "Hurrah! Fourth of July comes but once a year." "Don't fire them all at once, Charley," interposed Frank. "That is all the fun of it." "But the fun won't last long at that rate." "We must fire them all before the Bunkers get here, or they will take them away from us." And before the half-hour which Charles had given them to reach the island had expired, their stock was entirely gone, their ammunition exhausted, their noisy patriotism evaporated, and they seated themselves on the grass to watch the approaching raft. It had been a long and difficult passage, but at last the Bunkers landed. "Hello, Tony," said Tim, as he leaped ashore; "what are you doing here?" "Been firing crackers," replied Tony. "Got any more?" "I haven't." "Who has?" "None of us," replied Frank. "We have fired them all. HAT HARM WILL THEY DO THEY ARE QUARRELSOME AND DISAGREEABLE WELL THEY WON'T BE HERE THIS HALF HOUR YET THAT IS ONE CONSOLATION AND WE CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME TILL THEY DO GET HERE RETURNED CHARLES AS HE LIGHTED A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE CRACKERS GO IT CRIED TONY HURRAH FOURTH OF JULY COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR DON'T FIRE THEM ALL AT ONCE CHARLIE INTERPOSED FRANK THAT IS ALL THE FUN OF IT BUT THE FUN WON'T LAST LONG AT THAT RATE WE MUST FIRE THEM ALL BEFORE THE BUNKERS GET HERE OR THEY WILL TAKE THEM AWAY FROM US AND BEFORE THE HALF HOUR WHICH CHARLES HAD GIVEN THEM TO REACH THE ISLAND HAD EXPIRED THEIR STOCK WAS ENTIRELY GONE THEIR AMMUNITION EXHAUSTED THEIR NOISY PATRIOTISM EVAPORATED AND THEY SEATED THEMSELVES ON THE GRASS TO WATCH THE APPROACHING RAFT IT HAD BEEN A LONG AND DIFFICULT PASSAGE BUT AT LAST THE BUNKERS LANDED HELLO TONY SAID TIM AS HE LEAPED ASHORE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE BEEN FIRING CRACKERS REPLIED TONY GOT ANY MORE I HAVEN'T WHO HAS NONE OF US REPLIED FRANK WE HAVE FIRED THEM ALL
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