CHAPTER IV
THE ANNEXATION OF CUBY
"They well deserve to have,
That know the strongest and surest way to get."
LMOST a year rolled over the Cabbage Patch, and it was nearing Christmas again. The void left in Mrs. Wiggs's heart by Jim's death could never be filled, but time was beginning to soften her grief, and the necessity for steady employment kept her from brooding over her trouble.
It was still needful to maintain the strictest economy, for half the money which had been given them was in Miss
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