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as he ile nn rin n his return from 4 im hungry as a ic e to his ills 3 slid ned in who 1 10 c ih 0 t ald id is she shot med emed to reign 0 wl ere is s and dishes diskes usually usually y lie ie cars of hungry exclaimed claimed ss tom as kitchen door re drawn down the blo ble bare and clean a i apple pie order much like dinner I 1 on m hour wore awa awn 3 her nor father nor the bos hunted id d get met to cat eat and anti used at the cold sh ell went back to e i aindow when they a lie ie afternoon arc are phil and harry om us its ering cring two a om mo her gale Y rec erecting ting 0 after which nt it to see his ills babbits rd d to a little nico nice bo s that ha hai c lie exclaimed claimed eK and stand stay tay for tea but brid bridget 9 et there here when we ii ho lie added wax int at the remco ries ies put upon them bridget aou OU acae c said she thought I 1 time for her to V IS ss s gone 11 d discontentedly women want to ce his ills friends and r ahne at 1 aught V t bo be supper bl s t lin 1111 kness become in boys ng in ill a minutes I 1 it n lotring no not ring and bc be 7 foro fore long tom mado made lie his way to the kitchen darkness and quiet still reigned there dear door root mol I 1 forgot all about tile strike ho lie sold looking about him in great dismay iio ito went to hie his mothers room to flad that bho she had again n gone one out greatly mortified at tl alo 0 lu inhospitable hospital hospi tab 10 state of things tom anil and ned did their best beat to find something fit to set before their but it was easy to that no ono one had thought thou glit of setting a lunch and anti when tho tile graham boys at length said good b bcd c oar strikers felt that tho the visit had been a sad dalure they grouped around for a lamp lamps and anti went to their room Is mother on oil astrike astr ikc too id like to know said sold tom the next morning I 1 ng A hemy acay scowl settled on his face as going to her room he saw that she had been there during the night but had now gone out agman agnin no bell had lind aroused thoin and they had slept late no pleasant warmth and stir in tho the hitchon gao promise of a coin com fordable for table breakfast bread broad and butter und and cold meat seemed roost most nn appetizing in the chill of tho the spring sprin 9 morning 1 I say ned said tom toni with ener energy 9 T dont lets allow ourselves to bo be beaten out so lets cook breakfast boursell es and lim hi c something comfortable for table lets make an omo et they are splendid and anti nothing at all to make s ilow do aou do it 1 I know liow how I 1 saw bridget doing it once and it wis was just as you take eggs eggs and milk and flour you make 0 the ore fire while I 1 get the things id like to see if c cant look out foi ours cles said tom his ills spirits lising it the sound of the cheerful crackle 1 I 1 dont see what makes this floar so lumpy said sali tom as he stirred it into alic eggs 00 but I 1 guess itaf it will III all come right a in tile cooking now ned bring the spider the 0 two atleed eagerly 0 as the omelet began to cook but the lumpy mixture failed woefully in taking on oil the puffy appearance alws assumed ba b bridgets omelets its time to turn it said ned it won wont turn said tom trying ins his best with knife and spoon its all stuck to the pan 0 1 I forgot to put butter in it take it off and well cat it without turning 0 bah exclaimed ned in great reat disgust as he took a n liberal mouth ful fill it all burnt and theres something ea else ise the matter with it 1 I guess I 1 forgot the salt said tom meekly as he lie went out of doors tor to clicc himself of his first arst alste of the omelet look here herel said ned when tom came back im rm getting tired of strikes I 1 mo moi u we havo have another caucus and let the sti ike go I 1 wish mother was here so we could tell her tom felt like holding out a little longer but when af ae noon he stood again 0 by kitchen table he agreed that ho lie lad had enough of it it theres ici said ned joa jo full as lie heard an approaching inep where hao halo jou been all these dras das mother ned why on tho the day sour our strike began I 1 chanced to call on mrs alton and learned little alice wis era cr ill with whooping n cough and other troubles mrs alton herself is nol not well so sho she thought it N era er 0 when I 1 told her I 1 would help her tike care of agac As 3 on oil were on a strike and father awa awn I 1 kaow I 1 should not be wanted at home honic not eh ch grumbled tom well in mother a cpr the fhe strike is over so I 1 hope little ancs I 1 ties is better she is said mother lint but hi th it need not interfere with bour 3 our strike I 1 coat want to do ana thing but ehst you think you get fair play for important ho ho hol laughed ned 1 mother if get things run illig adalu just as the used to ill put my work into tho the business busho ee and no or ay again then aou ou are euro sure that tillage things go a little bolter better when each cach member of tho the family does doos hie his best to operate cooperate co anil cheerfully in the work in III which nil share tho the benefit yes im sure eald sold tom if onla como come back ond and got bridget bick gocr grumble about chorea chores ag aln 11 bridget was thoro at supper time tho tile kitchen was clean a it good supper cooking tind and running smoothly in tho the old groove |