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Nascent Drama

And say -- I can tell you something, if you want to know."
 
"Why, old Mr. Jones is going to try to spring something on the people here to-night, but I overheard him tell auntie to-day about it, as a secret, but I reckon it's not much of a secret now.
 
Everybody knows -- the widow, too, for all she tries to let on she don't.
 
Mr. Jones was bound Huck should be here -- couldn't get along with his grand secret without Huck, you know!"
 
"About Huck tracking the robbers to the widow's.
 
I reckon Mr. Jones was going to make a grand time over his surprise, but I bet you it will drop pretty flat."
 
Sid chuckled in a very contented and satisfied way.
 
"Sid, there's only one person in this town mean enough to do that, and that's you.
 
If you had been in Huck's place you'd 'a' sneaked down the hill and never told anybody on the robbers.
 
You can't do any but mean things, and you can't bear to see anybody praised for doing good ones.
 
There -- no thanks, as the widow says" -- and Tom cuffed Sid's ears and helped him to the door with several kicks.
 
post about evangeline or shut up dancers
 
"Now go and tell auntie if you dare -- and to-morrow you'll catch it!"
 
Some minutes later the widow's guests were at the supper-table, and a dozen children were propped up at little side-tables in the same room, after the fashion of that country and that day.
 
At the proper time Mr. Jones made his little speech, in which he thanked the widow for the honor she was doing himself and his sons, but said that there was another person whose modesty --
 
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