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"To git Gran'mom a silk dress," he said promptly. "She's admired to have one all her life, and ain't never got to git it yet." "I'm sure that's nice of you," declared Nan, warmly. "I'll try to sell some of your collection." "Well!" he jerked out. "It's got to be pretty soon, or she won't git to wear it much. I heard her tell Gran'pop so."
"You look all in, Susie!" said her neighbor, pausing in her interminable gum-chewing to eye her friend keenly. "Say, you better go with me to the movies to-night! I know a nice cool one fer a nickel!" "Can't!" sighed Susie. "'Ain't got ther nickel, and, besides, I gotta stay with gran'mom while ma goes up with some vests she's been makin'. Oh, I'm all right!
"Och, Absalom, go sass your gran'mom!" was the doctor's elegant retort. "What's ailin' YOU, anyways, that you want to be so spunky about Teacher? I guess you're mebbe thinkin' he'll cut you out with Tillie, ain't?" "I'd like to see him try it oncet!" growled Absalom. Tillie grew cold with fear that the teacher might hear them; but she knew there was no use in protesting.
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