Anxious and excited._] I axed you to go an' hide that there
money!
MRS. WOLFF
An' I'm tellin' you not to bother me, Julius. Just let that fool Motes
tootle all he wants. He's out in the woods an' ain't thinkin' o' nothin'.
JULIUS
You go right ahead and land us in gaol!
MRS. WOLFF
Don't talk that fool talk. The girl's comin'.
ADELAIDE
[_Comes in, just out of bed._] Good mornin', mama.
MRS. WOLFF
Did you sleep well?
ADELAIDE
You was out in the night, wasn't you?
MRS. WOLFF
I guess you musta been dreamin'. Hurry now! Bring in some wood, an' be
quick about it!
_ADELAIDE, playing ball with an orange, goes toward the door._
MRS. WOLFF
Where did you get that?
ADELAIDE
Schoebel gave it to me out o' his shop.
[_Exit._
MRS. WOLFF
I don't want you to take no presents from that feller.--Come here,
Julius! Listen to me! Here I got ninety-nine crowns! That's always the
same old way with Wulkow. He just cheated us out o' one, because he
promised to give a hundred.--I'm puttin' the money in this bag,
y'understand? Now go an' get a hoe and dig a hole in the goatshed--but
right under the manger where it's dry. An' then you c'n put the bag into
the hole.
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