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He felt bristling hatred all about him as he named Weald. "There's tumult there. They're talking about dropping fusion-bombs here. It's important that I talk to somebody with the authority to take a few sensible precautions!" He descended to the ground. There was a panicky "Chee! Chee!" from behind him, and Murgatroyd came dashing to swarm up his body and cling apprehensively to his neck.
Sure, I know him. He kids me every time he's stewed." "He kids me, too, something fierce; and he give me the case note." "Them strong arms'll cop it on you when they get here," warned Jimmie. "Took my collar off and hid her on the inside of it. Oh, I know tricks!" "Chee! You're all to the Wall Street!" "I got to look out for my stepmother, too.
Now and then they could hear whispers in a tongue they could not understand. Occasionally they heard a wagon creaking along the distant street. Then they knew that the doors connecting the mud hut with the outer world were open. "I wonder if old Chee is still asleep from the dope?" Sandy asked, after a long time had passed. "Why did they dope her?" asked Jack.
"When you and I get married, love, How jolly it will be! We'll keep house in a store-box, then, Just two feet wide by three! Store-box! Band-box! All the same to me! "And when we want our breakfast, love, We'll nibble bread and chee It's good enough for you, love, And most too good for me! White bread! Brown bread! All the same to me! "Dog-on'd ef 'tain't. White bread's good as brown bread.
But here the girl was plainly in view. Calhoun increased his stride. He began to gain on her. She did not look behind. Murgatroyd said "Chee!" in a complaining tone. "I should have left you behind," agreed Calhoun dourly, "but there was and is a chance I won't get back. You'll have to keep on hiking." He plodded on.
Then they all chirruped together, because Chee was safe, and Mrs. Cricky said: "Now let us all sing a little song to show that we are happy." And this is the song they sang: Jump, Jump Rather Fast Jump, jump everywhere, How we like the summer air, Chirp, chirp, chirp in tune, On the grass beneath the moon.
Pat got up, a makin' awful wry faces, and began to limp, to show how lame his shoulder was, and to rub his arm, to see if he had one left, and the squirrel ran about the tree hoppin' mad, hollerin' out as loud as it could scream, chee, chee, chee.
Calhoun very soberly tied them hand and foot and laid them out comfortably on the floor. Maril watched, white-faced, her hand to her throat. Murgatroyd looked agitated. He said anxiously, "Chee? Chee?" "No," said Calhoun. "They'll wake up presently." Maril said in a tense and desperate whisper, "You're betraying us! You're going to take us to Weald!" "No," said Calhoun.
"Pretty green worm, where are you? Dusky-winged moth, how fare you, When wind and rain are in the tree? Cheeryo, cheerebly, chee, Shadow and sun one are to me. Mosquito and gnat, beware you, Saucy chipmunk, how dare you Climb to my nest in the maple-tree, And dig up the corn At noon and at morn? Cheeryo, cheerebly, chee."
"O! O! O!" cried Chee, "I'll never do it again!" "No," said the "Parson," in a high thin voice, "I think you won't, you black imp!" By this time Mrs. Cricky had come out to see what all the noise was about. When she heard the explanation, she said in a sorrowful tone: "Chee and Chirk, is this the way I've brought you up? When your father hears of this he will be very angry.
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