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Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924

"Michael O'Halloran"

It's just possible it might make him worse. Now such an
understanding boy as you seem to be, maybe you could teach Junior things
about the city that would make him contented at _home_. Do you think you
could?"
"Dearest lady, I _get_ you," said Mickey. "_Do I think I could?_ Well if
you really wished me to, I could take your Junior to Multiopolis with me
for a week and make him so sick he'd never want to see a city again while
his palpitator was running."
"Hu'umh!" said the lady slowly, her eyes on far distance. "Let me think! I
don't know but that would be a fine thing for all of us. We have land
enough for a nice farm for both boys, and the way things look now, land
seems about as sure as anything; we could give them a farm apiece when we
are done with it, and the girl the money to take to her home when she
marries--I would love to know that Junior was going to live on land as his
father does; but all his life he's talked about working in the city when
he grows up. Hu'umh!"
"Well if you want him cured of that, gimme the job," he grinned.


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