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an! they work like no hired inen I've ever seen. No lollygaggin' an' no loafin'. Never spoke a word all day long; seems they ain't allowsd to. An' svery so often they'd knock off for a spell of prayin'. I'd say they’ must be about th! holiest an! best-livin! people ye could find anywheres. "If they don't get to heaven," he concluded, "I figger th' rest of

us'll be lucky to make hell.", . .