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How long will it be first?" "I don't know—not very long." The man's eyes were fixed upon the northern horizon. HOW LONG WILL IT BE FIRST I DON'T KNOW NOT VERY LONG THE MAN'S EYES WERE FIXED UPON THE NORTHERN HORIZON
nd then Mrs. McGregor, and then Johnny Hones, and then, dearie, your mother.” “Then mother’s a deader too,” cried the little girl dropping her face in her pinafore and sobbing bitterly. “Yes, they all went except you and me. Then I thought there was some chance of water in this direction, so I heaved you over my shoulder and we tramped it together. It don’t seem as though we’ve improved matters. There’s an almighty small chance for us now!” “Do you mean that we are going to die too?” asked the child, checking her sobs, and raising her tear-stained face. “I guess that’s about the size of it.” “Why didn’t you say so before?” she said, laughing gleefully. “You gave me such a fright. Why, of course, now as long as we die we’ll be with mother again.” “Yes, you will, dearie.” “And you too. I’ll tell her how awful good you’ve been. I’ll bet she meets us at the door of Heaven with a big pitcher of water, and a lot of buckwheat cakes, hot, and toasted on both sides, like Bob and me was fond of. BENDER HE WAS THE FIRST TO GO AND THEN THE INDIAN PETE AND THEN MISSUS MC GREGOR AND THEN JOHNNY HOLMES AND THEN DEARIE YOUR MOTHER THEN MOTHER'S A DEBTOR TOO CRIED THE LITTLE GIRL DROPPING A FACE IN A PINAFORE AND SOBBING BITTERLY YES THEY ALL WENT EXCEPT YOU AND ME THEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME CHANCE OF WATER IN THIS DIRECTION SO I HEAVED YOU OVER MY SHOULDER AND WE TRAMPED IT TOGETHER IT DON'T SEEM AS THOUGH WE'VE IMPROVED MATTERS THERE'S AN ALMIGHTY SMALL CHANCE FOR US NOW DO YOU MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO DIE TOO ASKED THE CHILD CHECKING HER SOBS AND RAISING HER TEAR STAINED FACE I GUESS THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO BEFORE SHE SAID LAUGHING GLEEFULLY YOU GAVE ME SUCH A FRIGHT WHY OF COURSE NOW AS LONG AS WE DIE WE'LL BE WITH MOTHER AGAIN YES YOU WILL DEARIE AND YOU TOO I'LL TELL HER AWFUL GOOD YOU'VE BEEN I'LL BET SHE MEETS US AT THE DOOR OF HEAVEN WITH A BIG PITCHER OF WATER AND A LOT OF BUCKWHEAT CAKES HOT AND TOASTED ON BOTH SIDES LIKE BOB AND ME WAS FOND OF
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