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           "Yeah,"Macsaid."He’sO.K.Wonderwherehe’sat?Youbetterhaveoneofthesquadswatchoutforhim.Whenwegetstarted,they’lltrytogethimoutofhere.Iftheycangethimout,theycanclearusout.’Dangertopublichealth,’theycallit."

           DakinturnedtoBurke."Fixthatupnow,willyou,Burke?Tellagoodbunchtokeepcareo’Doc.Theguyslikehim."Burkegotupandwentoutofthetent.

           Londonsaid,"Tell’imwhatyoutoldme,Mac."

           "Well,theguysthinkthisisakindofapicnic,Dakin.Tomorrowmorningthepicnic’sover.Thefunbegins."

           "Scabs?"

           "Yep,atrain-load.Igotakidintown.Hegoestothetelegraphofficeforme.Gotawiretonight.Afreighttrain-loadofscabsisstartin’outfromthecitytoday.Oughttobeinsometimeinthemornin’."

           "Well,"saidDakin."Guesswebettermeetthattrainan’haveatalkwiththenewguys.Mightdosomegood,beforetheyallgetscattered."

           "That’swhatIthought,"saidMac."I’vesawthetimewhenawholesloughofscabscomeoverifyoujusttold’emhowthingswas."

           "We’lltell’em,allright."

           "Listen,"saidMac."Thecops’lltrytoheadusoff.Couldn’twelettheguyskindofsneakoffthroughthetreesjustbeforedaylight,andleavethemcopsholdingthebaghere?"ForasecondDakin’scoldeyestwinkled."Thinkthat’dwork,youguys?"Theylaugheddelightedly.Dakinwenton,"Well,gooutan’tellthemenaboutit."