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Updated: July 16, 2025
"The steps that lead up to it are not dreamy either," said Mrs. Dunlee. "Real granite; and there's a large flag up there floating from the evergreen tree." The "boyoes" had already climbed the steps, and Nate called down to Mrs. Dunlee, "It's the Mexican flag!" But she had known that at a glance.
"But those topknots will have to come down before the child can go to the dinner-table." And then both the ladies laughed privately behind a large tree. The mountain air was doing them good, and they often had as merry times together as the young people. "Hear the boyoes," cried Edith, meaning Jimmy and Nate, who had now reached the air-castle and were shouting with all their might.
"I understand; oh, yes." "Well, 'twas a little trouble to me, your not coming when I expected you; but you may come this afternoon. I'll be ready in ten minutes." "Yes, madam, thank you." Edith ran to her mother laughing. "Oh, mamma, she is the queerest woman! Calls boys boyoes! I must go to see her kitten whether I want to or not in just ten minutes!
"Doesn't that seem human?" cried Mrs. McQuilken. And really it did. It was exactly the laugh of a human boy, though it came from the throat of a tiny bird. "My little boys, Pitt and Roscoe, liked to hear him do that," said Mrs. McQuilken. Edith observed that she did not say "my boyoes." "Pitt, the one that died in Japan, doted on the mocking-bird.
McQuilken narrowed two stitches and glanced out of the window. "Mercy upon us!" she exclaimed, though there was not a soul to hear her. "Mercy upon us, what are those boyoes doing atop of that house?" In her astonishment she actually dropped her knitting-work on the floor and rushed out of the room crying, "Fire!" though there was not a spark of fire to be seen. The "boyoes" were Nate and Jimmy.
"I do, Mrs. madam, I certainly do," replied Edith feeling guilty and ashamed. "But Nate Pollard took us to see the gold mine and the schoolhouse and we've just got back." "Oh, that's it! I thought 'twas very still around here I missed the noise of the boyoes. You don't know what I mean by boyoes," she added, smiling. "I picked up the word in Ireland. I'm always picking up words. It means boys."
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