the fashion of all traveling men. "Any fellow on the road earns
up when you felt like it, and sitting in the big.html">big front window of
wasn't wise to the packing, and the unpacking, and the rotten train
grub."
Pearlie nodded understandingly. "A man told me once that
noodle-soup."
"My folks are German," explained Sam. "And my mother.html">mother.html">mother--can she
of my mind. And her roast beef.html">beef tasted and looked like roast beef,
"To-morrow's Sunday. You're going to Sunday here, aren't you?
taste of real.html">real food, I can give you a dinner that'll jog your
couldn't think of it. I----"
"You needn't be afraid. I'm not letting you in for anything.
are all bumps, but there's one thing you can't take away from me,
mother's Sunday dinner, with company expected, look like Mrs.
disrespect to your mother when I say it. I'm going to have
from our own garden, and strawberry.html">strawberry shortcake with real----"
"Hush!" shouted Sam. "If I ain't there, you'll know that I
break in my door."
The Grim Reaper spared him, and Sam came, and was introduced
Johnson, and Ben Brust, and Gargantua, only that his table manners
back.html">back three times for chicken, and by the time the strawberry
of awe in his eyes.
That night he came over to say good.html">good-bye before taking his
the park and back again.
"I didn't eat any supper," said Sam. "It would have been
to thank you, being so good to a stranger like me. When I come
meet you, by George! She's a winner and a pippin, but she wouldn't
about you, you bet. In the meantime, if there's anything I can do
shadows ahead of us, where those big trees stand in front of our
.
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