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Again he winked his eye knowingly to his workmen. Tom drove off. He occupied all the room on the seat of the cart, which two men usually filled and left plenty of room on either side. AGAIN HE WINKED HIS EYE KNOWINGLY TO HIS WORKMEN TOM DROVE OFF HE OCCUPIED ALL THE ROOM ON THE SEAT OF THE CART WHICH TWO MEN USUALLY FILLED AND LEFT PLENTY OF ROOM ON EITHER SIDE
es he live?" asked Tom, rolling up his sleeves, for he was just spoiling for a row with a fellow of his size. Then they told the story of how the big bully had ruined the King's Highway, by building a great wall and tower across the road, to shut it up, to the grief of many honest men. "Never mind, boys. I'll attend to his bacon," said Tom. "Leave the matter with me, and don't bother to tell the King about it." Tom went the next day into town and hired himself out to a beer brewer to drive the wagon. Perhaps he hoped, also, while in this occupation, to keep down his thirst. He asked the boss to give him the route that led past Giant Blubb's castle, over the old King's Highway. The master of the brewery saw through Tom's purpose. He winked, and only said: "Go ahead, my boy. I'll pay you double wages, if you will open that road again; but see that Giant Blubb does not get my load of kegs, or that your carcass doesn't count with those of the twenty wives in his vaults and make twenty-one. HORUS WHO IS THIS GIANT BLUB WHERE DOES HE LIVE ASKED TOM ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES FOR HE WAS JUST SPOILING FOR A ROW WITH A FELLOW OF HIS SIZE THEN THEY TOLD THE STORY OF HOW THE BIG BULLY HAD RUINED THE KING'S HIGHWAY BY BUILDING A GREAT WALL AND TOWER ACROSS THE ROAD TO SHUT IT UP TO THE GRIEF OF MANY HONEST MEN NEVER MIND BOYS I'LL ATTEND TO HIS BACON SAID TOM LEAVE THE MATTER WITH ME AND DON'T BOTHER TO TELL THE KING ABOUT IT TOM WENT THE NEXT DAY INTO TOWN AND HIRED HIMSELF OUT AS A BEER BREWER TO DRIVE THE WAGON PERHAPS HE HOPED ALSO WELL IN THIS OCCUPATION TO KEEP DOWN HIS THIRST HE ASKED THE BOSS TO GIVE HIM THE ROUTE THAT LED PAST GIANT BLUB'S CASTLE OVER THE OLD KING'S HIGHWAY THE MASTER OF THE BREWERY SAW THROUGH TOM'S PURPOSE HE WINKED AND ONLY SAID GO AHEAD MY BOY I'LL PAY YOU DOUBLE WAGES IF YOU WILL OPEN THAT ROAD AGAIN BUT SEE THAT GIANT BLUB DOES NOT GET A LOAD OF MY KEGS OR THAT YOUR CARCASS DOESN'T COUNT WITH THOSE OF THE TWENTY WIVES IN HIS VAULTS AND MAKE TWENTY ONE
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