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They both stood in the doorway, fascinated and awe-stricken

"Hear it pound! This is the worst I've seen anywhur You're licked, Gentle Annie"

"Yes," said Wallie with a white face "This finishes ood-bye It'll be beat into the ground too hard ever to straighten" He laid an arm about Wallie's shoulder and there was a syood fight, old pardner, and even if you are counted out, it's no shaood fer a Scissor-bill, Gentle Annie"

Wallie clenched his hands and shook hi out above the clatter and crash of the stor to stick, somehow! And what's more," he turned to Pinkey fiercely, "if you don't stop calling me 'Gentle Annie,' I'll knock your block off!"

Pinkey looked at hily