I nodded. “Well,” he said, “the first thing we have to do is write this outfit.
There may not even be a place like this in Kentucky any more. After all, a lot of things can happen in two years.”
Seeing that I was worried, he said, “Now you go on home. I’ll write to these kennels and I’ll let you know when I get an answer.
If we can’t get the dogs there, we can get them someplace else.
And I don’t think, if I were you, I’d let my Pa know anything about this right now.
I happen to know he wants to buy that red mule from Old Man Potter.
I told him I wouldn’t, and turned to leave the store.
As I reached the door, my grandfather said in a loud voice, “Say, it’s been a long time since you’ve had any candy, hasn’t it?”
I nodded my head. He asked, “How long?” I told him, “A long time.”
“Well,” he said, “we’ll have to do something about that.”
Walking over behind the counter, he reached out and got a sack.
I noticed it wasn’t one of the nickel sacks. It was one of the quarter kind.
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