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Chapter 26
«They’rea-gettin’five,an’theydon’giveadamnaboutnothin’else.»
«Butjus’theminutetheyain’tstrikebreakin’theywon’tgetnofive.»
«Idon’thinkthey’llswallathat.Fivethey’rea-gettin’.Tha’salltheycareabout.»
«Well,tell’emanyways.»
«Pawouldn’doit,"Tomsaid.«Iknow’im.He’dsayitwasn’tnoneofhisbusiness.»
«Yes,"Casysaiddisconsolately.«Iguessthat’sright.Havetotakeabeatin’forehe’llknow.»
«Wewasoutafood,"Tomsaid.«Tonightwehadmeat.Notmuch,butwehadit.ThinkPa’sgonnagiveuphismeatonaccountaotherfellas?An’Rosasharnoughtagetmilk.ThinkMa’sgonnawantastarvethatbabyjus’’causeabunchafellasisyellin’outsideagate?»
Casysaidsadly,«Iwishttheycouldseeit.Iwishttheycouldseetheon’ywaytheycandepen’ontheirmeat—Oh,thehell!Gettar’dsometimes.God-awfultar’d.Iknowedafella.Brang’iminwhileIwasinthejailhouse.Beentryin’tostartaunion.Gotonestarted.An’thenthemvigilantesbustitup.An’knowwhat?Themveryfolkshebeentryin’tohelptossedhimout.Wouldn’havenothin’todowith’im.Scaredthey’dgetsawinhiscomp’ny.Say,’Gitout.You’readangeronus.’Well,sir,ithurthisfeelin’spurtybad.Butthenhesays,’Itain’tsobadifyouknow.’Hesays,’FrenchRevolution—allthemfellasthatfiggeredheroutgottheirheadschoppedoff.Alwaysthatway,’hesays.’Jus’asnaturalasrain.Youdidn’doitforfunnoway.
