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Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924

"Michael O'Halloran"

Bruce's biggest law book."
"Well Mickey!" cried the girl laughing. "There's no question but you will
write the poetry, only I can't reconcile it with the kind of a hustler you
are. I thought poets were languid, dreamy, up-in-the-clouds kind of
people."
"So they are," explained Mickey. "_That_ comes later. First I got to
hustle to get Lily's back Carreled and us through school, and ready to
_write_ the poetry; then it will take so much dreaming to think out what
is nicest about her, and how to say it best, that it would make any fellow
languid--you can see how that would be!"
"Yes, I see!" conceded the nurse. "Mickey, by Carreling her back, do you
mean Dr. Carrel?"
"Sure!" cried Mickey. "You see I read a lot about him in the papers I
sell. He's the biggest man in the _world! He's bigger than emperors and
kings!_ They--why the biggest thing they can _do_ is to kill all their
strongest, bravest men. He's so much bigger than kings, that he can take
men they shoot to pieces and put them together again.


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