[At the Foot of the Rainbow by Gene Stratton-Porter]@TWC D-Link bookAt the Foot of the Rainbow CHAPTER III 4/35
I must find him some rubber boots.
He's to have the inestimable privilege of carryin' me gun, Dannie, and have the first shot at the coons, fifty, I'm thinkin' I said.
And if I don't put some frills on his cute little coat! Oh, Dannie, it will break the heart of me if he don't wear that pleated coat!" Dannie wiped his eyes. "Come on to the kitchen," he said, "I've something ready fra ye to eat. Wash, while I dish it." "I wish to Heaven you were a woman, Dannie," said Jimmy.
"A fellow could fall in love with you, and marry you with some satisfaction. Crimminy, but I'm hungry!" Jimmy ate greedily, and Dannie stepped about setting the cabin to rights.
It lacked many feminine touches that distinguished Jimmy's as the abode of a woman; but it was neat and clean, and there seemed to be a place where everything belonged. "Now, I'm off," said Jimmy, rising.
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