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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. 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
ine article, pretty near as good as brand-new. A real live baby, warranted to walk and talk a little. Who bids? A dollar? Did I hear anyone mean enough to bid a dollar? No, sir, babies don‚Äôt come as cheap as that, especially the curly-headed brand.‚ÄĚ The crowd laughed again. Pa Sloane, by way of keeping on the joke, cried, ‚ÄúFour dollars!‚ÄĚ Everybody looked at him. The impression flashed through the crowd that Pa was in earnest, and meant thus to signify his intention of giving the baby a home. He was well-to-do, and his only son was grown up and married. ‚ÄúSix,‚ÄĚ cried out John Clarke from 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. H A PRETTY BABY HERE'S A BABY FOR SALE SHOUTED THE OCCIERE A GENUINE ARTICLE PRETTY NEAR AS GOOD AS BRAN NEW A REAL LIVE BABY GUARANTEE TO WALK AND TALK A LITTLE WHO BIDS A DOLLAR DID I HEAR ANY ONE MEAN ENOUGH BUT A DOLLAR NO SIR BABIES DON'T COME UP AS CHEAP AS THAT ESPECIALLY THE CURLY HEADED BRAND THE CROWD LAUGHED AGAIN AND PASS ALONE BY WAY OF KEEPING THE JOKE CRIED FOUR DOLLARS EVERY ONE LOOKED AT HIM THE IMPRESSION FLASHED THROUGH THE CROWD THAT PA WITH EARNEST HAD MEANT THIS TO SIGNIFY HIS INTENTION OF GIVING THE BABY AT HOME HE WAS WELL 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
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