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And off there a city Why, what's that noise?" No one answered. The older people knew the sound: it was that of an angry rattlesnake out of doors shaking his rattle. Mr. Dunlee said: "Stay in the house, please, you ladies, and keep the children here. James and I will go out and attend to this." He had an alpenstock, Uncle James a cane.
Sanford, looking around with a roguish smile. "I see the Dunlee people are all here, Jimmum, Lucy, and all. Attention, my friends! The thief has been found!" "What thief?" asked Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Dunlee. "Why, the thief! The one we're looking for! The one that stole the watch!" "Do you really mean it?" asked the ladies again. "Did he bring it back?"
"And here's the place where I came down," pointing to another ridge-pole. Mrs. Dunlee was stooping and looking around carefully. There was not a tuft of grass or a clump of weeds behind which even a small article could be hidden, much less a large bright object like a gold watch. She took a wooden pencil from her pocket and scraped the earth with it; but only disturbed a few ants and beetles.
McQuilken had just mended Zee's bleeding member with a piece of court-plaster. All the boarders were grouped about on the lawn and veranda talking it over. Mrs. Dunlee held in her lap a very forlorn and crumpled little bundle of kitty; and Edith and Eddo were crying as if their hearts would break. "That beautiful, beautiful tail!" sobbed Edith.
There were twelve plates set, though only nine were needed to-night. The three extra plates had been placed there for the Hale family, who were expected to-morrow. Mrs. Dunlee had told the landlord that she would like the Hales at her table. "And Bab will sit side o' me," said Lucy. "Oh, won't we be happy?"
"Papa's watch," he moaned. "I'm afraid somebody will steal it." As Mrs. Dunlee knew nothing whatever about the watch this sounded very strange. She wondered if Jimmy had really been hurt by his fall and was out of his head. "Why, my precious little boy," said she, taking his hot hand in hers. "Papa's watch is safe in his vest pocket. Nobody is going to steal it." Jimmy looked immensely relieved.
People looked around in surprise; the Dunlee family grew more and more anxious. Aunt Lucy pinched Bab and Bab pinched Aunt Lucy. Suddenly there were loud voices at the entrance of the tent. The tent curtain was pushed aside violently, and Mr. Templeton and Mr. Rolfe rushed in exclaiming: "Two boys lost! All hands to the rescue!"
"Oh, has he got it back again? I'm so glad! Where did he find it?" "Darling," said Mrs. Dunlee, now really alarmed. "Come upstairs with mamma. Does your head ache? I think it will be best for you to go right to bed." But Jimmy persisted in talking about the watch. "Where did papa find it? He let Lucy have it; don't you know?" "No, I did not know." "And I took it away from Lucy.
"If this belongs to anybody present, let him step up and claim his property." Mr. Dunlee came forward in amazement, while Jimmy gave a little squeal of delight. "This is mine, thank you, madam," said Mr. Dunlee, looking at the watch closely. It seemed very much battered. "Dreadfully smashed up, isn't it, sir? I can't tell you how sorry I am." Mr. Dunlee shook it, and held it to his ear.
Only fourteen years old! Well, what of that? Grandma Parlin had been only fourteen when she taught her first school. Keep a brave heart, Katharine Dunlee! Joe Rolfe walked in as stiffly as a wooden soldier. Behind him came a few boys and girls, some of them with their fingers in their mouths. There were twelve in all.
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