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 lot of it—'most the whole thing, and it made him sick as a dog, and he went and wasted all of it. Then he got drunk some more, and now he's asleep again. We didn't get hardly none." "You children sit on the steps until the man comes," said Sinton. "I'll send you some things to eat with him. What's your name, sonny?" "Billy," said the boy. "Well, Billy, I guess you better come with me. I'll take care of him," Sinton promised the others. He reached a hand to Billy. "I ain't no baby, I'm a boy!" said Billy, as he shuffled along beside Sinton, taking a kick at every movable object without regard to his battered toes. Once they passed a great Dane dog lolling after its master, and Billy ascended Sinton as if he was a tree, and clung to him with trembling hot hands. "I ain't afraid of that dog," scoffed Billy, as he was again placed on the walk, "but onc't he took me for a rat or somepin' and his teeth cut into my back. If I'd done right, I'd a took the law on him." Sinton looked down into the indignant little face. The child was bright enough, he had a good head, but, oh, such a body! "I 'bout got enough of dogs," said Billy. "I used to like 'em, but I'm getting pretty tired. You ought to seen the lickin' Jimmy and Belle and me give our dog when we caught him, for taking the little bird she gave us. We waited 'till he was asleep, 'nen laid a board