“Breakfast is about ready, Billy,” she said. I was so stiff and sore I had trouble putting my clothes on.
Mama helped me. “Maybe you’d better let that coon go,” she said.
“I don’t think he’s worth all of this.” “I can’t do that, Mama,” I said.
“I’ve gone too far now.” Papa came in from the barn. “What’s the matter?” he asked. “You a little stiff?”
“A little stiff!” Mama exclaimed. “Why he could hardly put his clothes on.”
“Aw, he’ll be all right,” Papa said. “If I know anything about swinging an ax, it won’t be long before he’s as limber as a rag.”
Mama just shook her head and started putting our breakfast on the table.
While we were eating, Papa said, “You know I woke up several times last night and each time I was sure I heard a hound bawling.
It sounded like Old Dan.” I quit the table on the run and headed for my doghouse.
I didn’t have to go all the way. Little Ann met me on the porch.
I asked her where Old Dan was and called his name. He was nowhere around.
Little Ann started acting strangely. She whined and stared toward the river bottoms.
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