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`` So will I , '' added Shep . And then Giant and Whopper also handed over twenty-five cents each , making a dollar in all . `` Much obliged , '' said Kiddy Leech , pocketing the silver with satisfaction . `` But if you do n't mind , I wo n't start out until about noon time . By then I reckon my back will I feel better . '' `` Very well , make it noon then , '' said Snap . Giant and Whopper were soon down on the ice .