CHAPTER XXII BIG JOE'S IDEA

In May, Big Joe conceived a brilliant idea for making a living. He came into the shanty of the barge with it one balmy noon, for it was embodied in a large canvas bag which he carried in his big outstretched hand.

"Sure and now we be goin' to eat, kid, and we be goin' to live high, and ye be goin' to do all the things ye' want for Toby," he