Sure I know, Mother, but don't let on to the kids. They'll find out the truth about all of us when they find out anything. And there's no good scaring them now.

9 seconds sound clip from the The Outcasts of Poker Flat classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:15:27.026 in the radio play.

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- Oh, don't you worry, ma'am. Luckily, I stored most part of the provisions in the hut. I reckon we've enough food put by to last us for a full ten days.

- That's if you're willing to board us, Tom. But it's not right that you and Piney should go short for us.

- Any case, Uncle Billy will likely be back with provisions in a day or two.

- Go check what we've gotten laid by in there, will you?

- Right away.

- What's this nonsense about Uncle Billy coming back with provisions? Why, you know darn well we'll never see him again.

- Sure I know, Mother, but don't let on to the kids. They'll find out the truth about all of us when they find out anything. And there's no good scaring them now.

- But they know he's gone and taken the mules.

- Yeah.

- Well, I told them I'd guessed he must have wandered from the camp and stampeded them accidentally.

- I told them he'd likely be back when he'd caught them again, if he ever did.

- And they believe that?

- Kids can believe anything.

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