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"If you think I'm going to let Jimmy grow up without a bathroom, you're mistaken," replied Mrs. Manning. "I've got a chance to send jelly and preserves to Boston and I'm going to do it. Don't worry, Papa. We'll make it." When Little Jim took his father's dinner to him the next day, 'Masso's boy Tony was sharing 'Masso's lunch. His face was dust smeared. "I gotta job," announced Tony.
He only sobbed dryly and clung desperately to the inert hand. At last Big Jim and 'Masso were laid side by side upon the brown grass at the quarry edge. 'Masso's chest was broken. The priest got to him before the doctor. Had 'Masso known enough, before he choked, he might have said: "It doesn't matter. I have done a real man's part.
"Chance to grow into a decent American citizen," snarled Big Jim with the feeling he had had so often of late, the sense of having his back to the wall while the pack worried him in front. Tony looked up quickly. He was a brilliant faced little chap. "I am an American!" he cried. "I'll be rich some day." Big Jim looked from 'Masso's child to his own.
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