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"It all really happened," remarked Mary, after Billie had confessed the cause of all the trouble, "because we tried to count the four hundred statues of Buddha and never got the same answer twice, and he naturally didn't like it, and I suppose he put us to sleep and summoned the Storm King " "No, child," interrupted Mr.
Briefly the boys narrated what they knew about him on the Rio Grande, how they had met him here, and why they were staying at his house. "Has he no other name?" "Why, yes, I suppose so," replied Billie. "We always call him Prince to his face, and his daughter as the Princess Lucia. Of course, it is all make-believe, but it is one way of keeping him quiet."
The only thing we're sure of is that she had plenty of money to travel anywhere she wanted to, and that's saying something these days." "I say, Billie," cried Chet, his eyes shining with the thought dear, unselfish Chet, his first hope even then was more for Billie than himself, "you are Aunt Beatrice's namesake, you know. Maybe she left you something in her will."
He not only knew how and when to shoot, was game as a bulldog, and keen as a weasel; he possessed, too, that sixth sense so necessary to a gun-fighter, the instinct which shows him how to take advantage of every factor in the situation so as to come through safely. "I didn't do it all," answered Clanton, flushing. "Billie helped, and the Roubideaus got two of 'em."
"We are not to eat on the ground, then, or drink coffee from tin cups, or sleep in our clothes, or be bitten to death by mosquitoes, and finally exterminated by wild animals?" Billie laughed joyously. She knew by these extravagant remarks that her cousin had been won over. "None of those things," she cried. "We are to lead a comfortable, beautiful rustic life, and I know you'll just love it.
"My dear Miss Billie," the note read, "not long ago you asked me to restore the sleeping memory of our friend and I told you it was sometimes best to let sleeping memories lie. Since that time I have become deeply interested in the personality of Phoebe's father. He is a gentleman, undoubtedly, in birth and breeding.
"Never mind," spoke Uncle Wiggily, kindly, "as long as you were not burned yourself, Nurse Jane." "But where will you sleep to-night?" asked the muskrat lady, sorrowfully. "Oh," began Uncle Wiggily, "I guess I can " "Come stay with us!" cried Sammie and Susie Littletail, the rabbit children. "Or with us!" invited Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels.
Thereupon he began a vociferous imitation of the sounds with which Indians are wont to call to geese that may chance to be flying past at a distance. The obedient Billie steered as directed, and thus the canoe was slowly sheered off a little from the shore. It was cleverly done.
"A regular one," agreed Billie, adding decidedly: "And I'm going to enjoy myself. Why, Laura," with a touch of excitement, "did you notice those funny old chairs and things? They're really very pretty, and they are surely very old. I shouldn't wonder " "Oh, Billie," cried Violet rapturously, "do you suppose you could get real money for them?
"Then you shall cook the dinner," announced Billie firmly, and Alberdina, who had not mentioned cooking in the bond, quailed before her stern gray eye and consented. The afternoon dragged slowly along. It was very hot and the women members of the camp lay on their cots in kimonos reading and napping.
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