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"Say, I've learned a lot about kids from this one," he confided to O'Reilly at dinner-ti babies were just da little animals, but this one has character She knowsso I can pick her up without feeling that I' to puncture her She's full of dimples, too Got 'em everywhere What do you think we'd better name her?"

"She probably has a name Do you expect to keep her perht of such a thing yesterday, but how are we going to get rid of her? That's the question We can't just leave her with the first family we come to These country people haveabout taking her on the march with us?" O'Reilly looked up, much amused

"I don't see why it couldn't be done The men wouldn't mind and she'd make a dandy mascot"

O'Reilly shook his head "This isn't a baseball team What about the baby's mother?"

"Bullets! Fine et rid of it People like that don't have any more affection than--cattle They don't deserve to have children What's more, they don't kno to care for the to htened suddenly "Say! I've just thought of a name for her!"

"What?"

"Bullets!"

"Are you swearing or naood na Raid, battle, rain of bullets! See? Bullets Branch--that doesn't sound bad"

With deliberate ravely: "Of course, if you adopt her, you can nahty brown baby! I have my suspicions that--she's a nant "That child's as white as you are," he sputtered Then noting the twinkle in O'Reilly's eyes he turned away, estion found echo in ue that El Deood luck, if it could keep her Adoption of so aroundthe baby was bathed This was an event, and it had been advertised as such An interested and adarette-smokers looked on while Branch officiated, Norine's offer to perfor been refused Leslie was just drying off the chubby form when he was unexpectedly interrupted

Jacket hada squad of the eneht the child's parents, which was ato do