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"I didn't understand you were joking," he said quietly.,It was Sunday. Anson, with eyes close-shut and suds dripping from his freckled nose, was having his weekly ear and neck cleansing, his mother's strong hands applying the coarse wash-cloth. Billy stood by, anticipating his turn, his eyes straying occasionally to the long "muzzle-loader" hanging on the deer-prong rack. Tomorrow the duck-season opened and he was wondering how he was going to contrive to sneak the old gun down and give it a thorough cleaning. Suddenly he became aware that operations in the vicinity of the wash-basin had become suspended. He glanced across to find his mother's gaze fixed sternly upon him. Anson was looking mightily pleased.,"'If you'll promise me you'll stay away from my quail an' partridge I'll catch 'em fer nuthin,' I told him. 'Only,' I says, 'remember, I do what I please with 'em, after I get 'em.' He looked at me as though he'd like to choke me, but he said all right, he'd leave my birds alone.,“No, no, the Fo’castle! I—Here they come!” Billy set down some cups with dangerous haste and ran out.,"Take courage, my brother," said the bear. "Keep up a strong heart, for I will help you, and you shall have life.",“Oh, how stupid you are!” exclaimed her brother.,"Now let's get while the gettin's good," whispered Billy; and the three crept off into the shadows.,Billy frowned. "What did Hinter say when you gave him the message, Harry?",Mrs. Wilson remained thoughtful. Billy, watching her with furtive speculation, hoped from the relaxing lines in her brow that all was well with the world once more. Hope became an assurance with her next words.,“Yours truly,,"Look, look!" cried Judith, her eyes alight and her whole slender little figure relaxed. "Two trees are down!",One part of the activity drew him especially. This was the cableway system. Between the towers set up on the high ground on each side of the river, the strands of wire rope were suspended. Along them ran great pulleys from which the buckets hung. The buckets would flash across Bob’s vision endlessly, carrying loads of mixed concrete, of sand, of anything that was needed..