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Chapter 30
Seemslikeweoughtabegettin’outahere.»
Pasaid,«Youbeenaroun’.Youknowwhatchancetwegotagettin’adryplacetostay.»
«Iknow.Butjes’thesame—"
Alsaid,«Pa,iftheygo,I’ma-goin’too.»
Palookedstartled.«Youcan’t,Al.Thetruck—Weain’tfittodrivethattruck.»
«Idon’care.Mean’Aggiegottosticktogether.»
«Nowyouwait,"Pasaid.«Comeonoverhere.»WainwrightandAlgottotheirfeetandapproachedthedoor.«See?»Pasaid,pointing.«Jus’abankfromtherean’downtothere.»Helookedathisstick.Thewaterswirledaboutitnow,andcreptupthebank.
«Bealotawork,an’thenshemightcomeoveranyways,"Wainwrightprotested.
«Well,weain’tdoin’nothin’,might’swellbeworkin’.Weain’tgonnafindusnoniceplacetolivelikethis.Comeon,now.Le’sgotalktotheotherfellas.Wecandoherifever’bodyhelps.»
Alsaid,«IfAggiegoes,I’ma-goin’too.»
Pasaid,«Look,Al,ifthemfellaswon’tdig,thenwe’llallhaftago.Comeon,le’sgotalkto’em.»Theyhunchedtheirshouldersandrandownthecat-walktothenextcarandupthewalkintoitsopendoor.
Mawasatthestove,feedingafewstickstothefeebleflame.Ruthiecrowdedclosebesideher.«I’mhungry,"Ruthiewhined.
«No,youain’t,"Masaid.«Youhadgoodmush.»
«WishtIhadaboxaCrackerJack.Thereain’tnothin’todo.Ain’tnofun.»
«They’llbefun,"Masaid.«Youjus’wait.Befunpurtysoon.Gitahousean’aplace,purtysoon.»
