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The stage turned after a bit, and suddenly there was Gramper at the roadside, breathless after his run across a corner of the east forty. Instantly he was in the clutch of a great fear; the loss had been discovered. He sat frozen, waiting. But Gramper only flourished the napkin-ring, and humorously taunted him with not having packed everything, after all.
Unfortunately, there were no Bunkers to harbour the child of one who had made so palpable a mésalliance; but the elder Beans would gladly receive him, and they at least had never driven express wagons. To the little boy, who had no sense of their relationship, they were persons named "Gramper" and "Grammer" whom he would do well to look down upon because they were not Bunkers.
But the second day brought another letter that had a curious effect on Gramper and Grammer. Grammer cried, and Gramper told him with a strange, grave manner that now he must go. He knew that he was not told why; something, he overheard them agree, needn't be told "just yet." This was rather exciting and reconciled him to leaving.
Oh, ho! ho! Polly can't sing no more'n a crow," squeaked out Dan. "Can too, can too!" "Pretty Polly! Polly want a cracker. Polly sing for her dear Dan. Oh, boo hoo!" Polly screamed in a tearing rage. The young colored lad entered. "Miss Lu, de birds disturb yer gramper. Lemme take Polly. You bad bird, you're goin' in a dungeon." With that he whisked Polly off. Dan laughed gleefully.
"Three cheers for gramper and grammer!" roared a six-foot scion as a safety valve for sundry unmasculine emotions, and three rousing hurras made the rafters ring, struck terror to the heart of the oldest inhabitant of the rat-haunted garret, and summarily woke all the babies.
And we're not going to carry them ourselves, either." And once more the old man obeyed her, while the boy, wicked youngster, laughed at him behind his back. "If you meet a ghost coming downstairs, Gramper," he taunted, "just tell him to be careful and not stumble over you. There now, be careful, will you? You almost dropped the thing on my foot." The girls watched the two go upstairs with Mrs.
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