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but I ain't mean, and I'll only keep fifty 

 of it." 



The boy, bursting with indignation, ran 

 to Mountain Joe with what he had heard. 

 But poor Joe had been sober for a long 

 time, and his eyes fairly danced in delight 

 at- ha,ving $50 in his own hand and right 

 to spend it down at the post. 



And so the two Italians muzzled the big, 

 pretty pets and led them kindly down the 

 trail toward the city, where they were to 

 perform in the streets, the man with the 

 big nose following after the twins on a big 

 white mule. 



And what became of the big black twin 

 babies? They are still performing, seem 

 content and happy, sometimes in a circus, 

 sometimes in a garden, sometimes in the 

 street. They are great favorites and have 

 never done harm to anyone. 



And what became of Sil Reese? Well, 

 as said before, he still lives, is very rich 

 and very miserable. He met the boy the 

 bo Y that was on the street the other day 



