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The Octopus

CHAPTER II
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Chap in San Francisco will take it all and at the advanced price.

I wanted to hang on, to see if it wouldn't go to six cents, but the foreman said, 'No, that's good enough.' So I signed.
Ain't it bully, hey ?" "Then what'll you do ?" "Well, I don't know.

I'll have a lay-off for a month or so and take the little tad and mother up and show 'em the city--'Frisco--until it's time for the schools to open, and then we'll put Sid in the seminary at Marysville.

Catch on ?" "I suppose you'll stay right by hops now ?" "Right you are, m'son.

I know a good thing when I see it.


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