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Show l Yostidday pop was reeding the papr H in the setting room and saying to him- self. Strikes. Btrikee, nuthing- but strikes O well Im for the werking H people, and if rtriking is their only wippln shouldent they use if' Ml Meening Lhei should, and I sed. Do II you b: rybody awt to be al- 11 lowed to strike if they wunt to, prri: Absilootly izzent this a free country? coun-try? sed pop. tH . 1 ad. And this morning wen ma called me to get up to go to skool 1 woak up with one eye, tiiik . heck do I half to get uo'' nd Jest then 1 had a grate IdMf. H ihinkin'. (',, I know wat III strike, pon 1 sed enybody could. yH And I went to sleep agen. and the GH next time 1 woak up ma was shaking ;H me, being the icason. i)H Do you know wat time it is? sed M ma. nH lm on a strike, sed. rH Youre wat? wat are ou tawkins j H about? sed ma, and I sed, Im on a H strike. Im striking for shorter hours. H and I aim goin; to skool agen till ih jH itrikas settled- pop sad anybody could. IjH Are ou completely out of your II sentsas? sed ma. Uil No mam. Im on a strike. I sed. "I If you say that silly thing agen 111 uH -iiv- jou a icrack youll remember to IH our dln day -now you hop out of H that bed this very second, sed ma. s ;. tna, ou can ask pop he r:-d IH I could, h. jed anybody could, 1 sed, IH and ma Bed well, 111 call bin.- fl he's jest finishing his brckrist cl late for the orfiss alreaddy, and SI if he comes up beer youll know soiu- H thins. And she went out and called H down over the bannisters. Willy itt, HJ Willyuiu. and pop called up. Wat is it. H i'. 1 id laie, and ma called dowp, HJ w. i ideers have you bin putting in I this boya h d? come up and get th-ni HJ out before he goes to sleep agen. Me I quick Jumped out of bed calling, Ail I lite. ma. Im up. Im up. And ma called I uown, Never mind. Willyum. the strike I is off. 'I Well, if you know what you meen, H all rite, pop called up. And the fruMt door shut, and I was ony about 5 m'n- fl Bltl late for skool but I had to stay I in a hour after skool jest as if I l ad H of bin mutch later. 'I |