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Updated: June 12, 2025
"A Rain Jinx," said Sahwah, warming to the idea. "A 'doings' to scare away the Rain Bird and the Thunder Bird." As the foundation for her Rain Jinx she took Hinpoha's Latin book, which she declared was the driest thing in existence. On top of that she piled other books which were nearly as dry until she had a sort of altar.
"I was wondering what has come over you," said Dan, ungraciously. "You used to be a nice kid. Now you're an angel one minute and a devil the next." Willy spoke to him that night when they were setting out rows of seedlings, under the supervision of Jinx. "I wouldn't worry her, Dan," he said; "it is the spring, probably. It gets into people, you know. I'm that way myself.
"It's up to us to make it so," said Bert thoughtfully. "Of course there is such a thing as luck, but I've usually noticed that luck and pluck go together." "O, I don't know," said skeptical Tom. "Sometimes a 'jinx' follows a man or a team, and everything goes against them. You've heard of the man
She had been very silent all evening, sitting most of the time with her hands in her lap, and her eyes on Willy Cameron. Rather like Jinx's eyes they were, steady, unblinking, loyal, and with something else in common with Jinx which Willy Cameron never suspected. "I wouldn't come, if I were you," she said, unexpectedly. "Why, Edie, you've been thinking of asking him right along."
'Now, Jeremiah, he said 'now, Jeremiah, if I can find you, Jeremiah, come out, and show the company how you put on your new coat. Out of the basket he brought a hare, which was wonderfully tame, and allowed itself to be arrayed in a scarlet jacket. And then Jinx made all the animals go through their several performances, after which each received his proper share of the mid-day meal.
He nailed it up that very Sunday, and there it's been ever since. 'Who's Jinx? asked Rosalie. 'He's our boy; at least he lives with us. Me and John Thomas haven't got any children of our own, so we keeps a few. There's Jinx, he's chief of them; and then there's Skirrywinks, and Tozer, and Spanco, and then there's Jeremiah you haven't seen Jeremiah; he's in bed you'll see him when Jinx comes.
"If it wasn't that her father was a congressman, she'd never get by with it," Amy had said, "but as it is, if you'll just remember that she's been reared on rhetoric and torch-light parades, you can understand that little abrupt way she has. I think it's rather interesting to be a 'Jinx, it's so different, and the boys only have mascots.
Where can the thing be? Three doors and two winders and a fire-place, and all the rest book-cases. By Jinx! there it is, I'll swear." He stepped over to one of the cases where a pair of oaken doors, rich with arabesque carving, veiled a sort of cabinet. He was fingering at them when Sam seized him by the shoulder, and said: "Look here, Andy, what is your game, anyhow?
'Why, that's where I got mine! said Rosalie. 'It must be the same old man. 'I should say it was, said the woman; 'he came to the caravans on a Sunday afternoon. 'Oh yes; it's the same old man, said Rosalie. 'I have my picture here, in my bag. I wouldn't ever part with it. 'Wouldn't you? said the woman. 'Well, I don't believe Jinx would.
After many years of struggle to convince die-hard bankers of the soundness of his Space Projectile plan, followed by sabotage and costly work stoppages, it was heart-rending to have a "jinx" finally stop him. "I'm sorry," said Connel, "but that's the way things are, Professor." "I understand, Major," replied Hemmingwell wearily.
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