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158. Tom :

Got any more, Ma? 159. Ma : No. That’s all. You made a dollar, an’ that’s a dollar’s worth. 160. Pa : That 161. Ma : They charge extry at the comp’ny store but they ain;t no other place. 162. Tom : I ain’t full.

163. Ma

: Well, tomorra 217D81MJGOWh you’ll get in a full day – full day’s pay – an’ we’ll have plenty. 164. Pa : You wouldn’t think jus’ reachin’ 218D81PJGOWf up an’ pickin’ get you in the back. Dialogue 82 Inside the house. Tom wants to walk out and find out what happen outside the gate

165. Tom :

Think I’ll walk out an’ try to fin’ out what all that fuss outside the gate was. Anybody wanta come with me?

166. Pa

: No. I’m jus’ gonna set a while an’ then go to bad. 167. Al : Think I’ll look aroun’ an’ see if I can meet a girl.

168. Tom :

Thing’s been workin’ on me, what they was yellin’ 219D82TJGOWf about. Got me all curious. 169. John : I got to get a lot curiouser than I am – with all them cops out there. 170. Tom : Okay. I be back a little later.

171. Ma

: You be careful, Tommy. Don’t you be stickin’ 220D82MJGOWf your nose in anything. 172. Tom : Okay, Ma. Don’t you worry. Dialogue 83 In front of the tent. A man siiting on a box looks up supiciously as Tom enters

173. Tom :

Evenin’. 174. Joe : Who are you? 175. Tom : Jus’ goin’ pas’ 221D83TJGOWc, that’s all

176. Joe

: Know anybody here?

177. Tom :

No. Jus’ goin’ pas’, I tell you. Dialogue 84 Inside the tent. A man is sitting on the ground as Casy brings Tom in

178. Frank :

This the fella you been talkin’ about?

179. Casy :

This is him. What you doin’ here, Tommy?

180. Tom :

Workin’, pickin’ peaches. But I seen a bunch a fellas yellin’ when we come in, so I come out to see what’s goin’ on. What’s it all about? 181. Frank : This here’s a strike.

182. Tom :

Well, fi’ 222D84TJGOWh cents a box ain’t much, but a fella can eat.

183. Frank :

Fi’ cents They payin’ you fi’ cents? 184. Tom : Sure. We made a buck since midday. Dialogue 85 Inside the tent. Casy will not take it the job because the salary too low clxxxiii

185. Casy :

Lookie 223D85JCGOWi, Tom. We come here to work. They tell us it’s gonna be fi’ cents. But they was a whole lot of us, so the man says two an’ a half cents. Well, a fella can’t even eat on that, an’ if he got kids… So we says we won’t take it. So they druv us off. Now they’re payin’ you five – but when they bust this strike ya think they’ll pay five?

186. Tom :

I dunno. Payin’ five now.

187. Casy :

I don’t expeck 224D85JCGOWi we can las’ much longer – some a the folks ain’t et for two days. You goin’ back tonight?

188. Tom :

I aim to. 189. Casy : Well – tell the folks inside how it is, Tom. Tell ‘em they’re starvin’ 225D85JCGOWf and stabbin’ 226D85JCGOWf theirself in the back. An’ as sure as God made little apples it’s goin’ back to two an’ a half jus’ as soon as they clear us out. Dialogue 86 Inside the tent. Frank, Tom and Casy are talking about unfortunate situation they faced

190. Frank :