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withthemilking.Hestrippedtwoteatscarefullythen
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turnedthecalfinwithhertonurseontheothertwo.Therewasnotas
muchmilkashisfatherwouldhavegottenfromher.Hedecidedthathe
woulddrinknonehimselfsothathisfathermighthaveallofituntilhe
was well again.
Thecalfbuttedthesagginguddersandsuckednoisily.Itwastoobig
stilltobenursing.Thethoughtofthefawnreturnedtohim.Aleaden
feelingcameoverhimagain.Itwouldbedesperatewithhungerthis
morning.Hewonderedifitwouldtrytonursethecoldteatsofthedoe.
Theopenfleshofthedeaddeerwouldattractthewolves.Perhapsthey
hadfoundthefawnandhadtornitssoftbodytoribbons.Hisjoyinthe
morninginhisfather'slivingwasdarkenedandtainted.Hismindfol-
lowed the fawn and would not be comforted.
Hismothertookthemilk-gourdwithoutcommentonthequantity.
Shestrainedthemilkandpouredacupfulandtookittothesickroom.
He followed her. Penny was awake. He smiled weakly.
He whispered thicklyOl' Death got to wait a while on me.
DocsaidYoubelongtobekintotherattlesnakes
man.Howyou
done it without whiskey
I don't know.
PennywhisperedWhy
Doc
I'makingsnake.Youknowarattler
cain't kill a king snake.
Buck and Mill-wheel came into the room. They grinned.
Buck saidYou ain't purty
Penny
but by God
you're alive.
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