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OFF FOR THE FLOOD
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But he thought he could engage them in the West, and so, save for a few leading characters, like Mr. Piper, he took only a few actors and actresses with him.
"We'll, we're off," murmured Joe, as, the next day, he and Blake took their places in the train that was to bear them to the West, and the flood.
"Yes, we're off, and there's no telling what may happen before we get back," answered his chum, seriously.