Part 37 (1/2)
”I'ed her out on the bank, letting her drop sharply
”You only think you are I suppose you knoe've got to do now, don't you?”
”N-n-n-no”
”We've got to walk to the next stand”
”Ho far is it?”
”Maybe a hundred miles”
”Oh, help!”
As a matter of fact they ithin fiveshoas billed to exhibit that afternoon and evening
”I'm afraid they'll miss you in the parade today, but what do you think will happen if we don't reach the show in time for the performance this afternoon?”
”I--I don't know”
”I do We'll get fined good and proper”
”It--it's all your fault, Teddy Tucker”
Teddy surveyed her wearily
”If you'd held me up I shouldn't have fallen in and--and--”
”Drowned,” growled Teddy
”Yes”
”And if you hadn't sat on et up and we'll find a place to climb up the bank We can't stay here all day and starve to death
Coo without you” Teddy started ahereupon the Fat Wo to her feet, bedraggled and wet, her hair full of sand and her clothes torn
”If they'd only start a beauty show in the side top you would take first prize,” grinned the boy ”Hurry up”
Marie waddled along with great effort,before we can get up the bank
That is, unless you want to take the chance of falling into the creek again”
It was some distance to the place where the creek curved under the railroad bed, and they would be obliged to go beyond that if they expected to get the Fat Woman out without a repetition of the previous disaster