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Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924

"Michael O'Halloran"

I eat at home when my work is finished. She showed me that."
"She showed you a good many things, didn't She?"
"Sure!" said Mickey. "She was my mother, so we had to look out for
ourselves. When you got nothing but yourself between you and the wolf, you
learn to fly, and keep your think-tank in running order. She knew just
what was coming to me, so She _showed_ me, and _every single thing She
said has come, and then some!_"
"I see!" said Douglas. "A wise mother!"
"Sure!" agreed Mickey. "But I guess it wouldn't have done either of us
much good if I hadn't remembered and kept straight on doing what she
taught me."
"You are right, it wouldn't," conceded Douglas.
"That's where I'm going to climb above some of the other fellows,"
announced Mickey confidently. "Either they didn't have mothers to teach
them or else they did, and forget, or think the teaching wasn't worth
anything. Now me, I _know_ She was right! She always _proved_ it! She had
been up against it longer than I had and She knew, so I am going to go
right along doing as She said.


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