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Chapter 16
Alputituptothirty-eightmilesanhourandtheengineclatteredheavilyandabluesmokeofburningoildriftedupthroughthefloorboards.
"Cutherdownsome,"Tomsaid."Yougonnaburnherrightdowntothehubcaps.What’seatin’onGranma?"
"Idon’tknow.’Memberthelas’coupledaysshe’sbeenairy-nary,sayin’nothin’tonobody?Well,she’syellin’an’talkin’plentynow,on’yshe’stalkin’toGrampa.Yellin’athim.Kindascary,too.Youcanalmos’see’ima-settin’theregrinnin’atherthewayhealwaysdone,a-fingerin’hisselfan’grinnin’.Seemslikesheseeshima-settin’there,too.She’sjus’givin’himhell.Say,Pa,hegivemetwentydollarstohandyou.Hedon’knowhowmuchyougonnaneed.EverseeMastandupto’imlikeshedonetoday?"
"NotIremember.Isuredidpickanicetimetogetparoled.IfiggeredIwasgonnalayaroun’an’getuplatean’eatalotwhenIcomehome.Iwasgoin’outanddance,an’Iwasgonnagotom-cattin’—an’hereIain’thadtimetodononeofthemthings."
Alsaid,"Iforgot.Magivemealotastufftotellyou.Shesaysdon’tdrinknothin’,an’don’getinnoarguments,an’don’tfightnobody.’Causeshesaysshe’sscairtyou’llgetsentback."
"Shegotplentytogetworkedupabout’thoutmegivin’hernotrouble,"saidTom.
"Well,wecouldgetacouplebeers,can’twe?I’mjus’a-ravin’forabeer."
"Idunno,"saidTom."Pa’dcrapalitteroflizardsifwebuybeers."
