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She made the older children feel grown-up by the polite way she looked at them. "I've heard of the Centers," Grandma said, leaning on her broom. "But I never did get much notion what you did with the young-ones there." "Well, all sorts of things," said the girl. "They sing and make things and learn Bible verses. And in the afternoon they have a nap-time. It's loads of fun for them."
"Why, I've heard of you from Miss Pinkerton," said one young woman. "She said you were the kind of people who deserved a better chance. Maybe I can help you get one." Then they talked long and earnestly with Grandpa and Daddy. Grandpa had flapped his hands at the children and said, "Skedaddle, young-ones!"
This Sam is a Sioux, an a mighty decent buck, considerin' he's Injun; Sam is servin' the Great Father as a scout with the diag'nal-coat, darby-hat sharp I mentions. Peets gives this saddle-tinted longhorn a 4-bit piece, an' he tells this yarn. It sounds plenty childish; but you oughter b'ar in mind that savages, mental, ain't no bigger nor older than ten year old young-ones among the palefaces.
You know mighty well either your dad or mine would have skinned us alive if we'd done such a thing when we was young-ones. And," turning to the culprit, "if you fetch that cat in there, I'll I'll I don't know what I'll do." The Sunday school picnic was to be held on the second Saturday in June and Mary-'Gusta wished to attend it.
"But all the same, I want for you young-ones to keep away from them. I saw a baby that looked as if it had measles." "If only there was a Center," Rose-Ellen complained, "or if they even had room for us in school. I feel as if I'd scream, staying in this horrid tent so much."
And Captain Shad, who had bought those chessmen at Singapore from the savings of a second mate's wages, lost patience entirely. "Didn't I tell you young-ones not to go into that parlor?" he demanded. "Yes, sir," admitted Mary-'Gusta, contritely. "Yes, by fire, I did! And you went just the same." "Yes, sir." "And you fetched that everlastin' er Goliath in there, too.
"We'll not leave the kids alone again, of course; but we're making a fair living and the Boss says there'll be work through April, and then Pa and I can go out and plant seed oysters if we want." "Where's the good of a fair living if it's the death of you?" Grandma's tone was tart. "No, sir, I ain't going to stay, tied in bowknots with rheumatiz, and these poor young-ones. . . ."
But the mother she spanks 'em, an' when Texas is goin' to give 'em some cartridges outen his belt to amoose 'em, she sasses him scand'lous, an' allows she ain't needin' no attentions from him. Then she snorts at Texas an' Cherokee contemptuous. The young-ones keeps on yellin' in a mighty onmelodious way, an' while Cherokee is ca'm an' don't seem like he minds it much, Texas gets some nervous.
"Be on your way in twenty-four hours," the man said, pushing back his coat to show the star on his vest. "I'm sorry, but that's the way it is." "Americans?" Daddy said harshly, watching the sheriff go. "We're folks without a country." "May as well give the young-ones some of the grub we bought," Grandpa said patiently.
The Judge looked at his companions and shook his head as if the conundrum was beyond his guessing. Captain Shad groaned. "By fire!" he ejaculated. "All hands have gone loony, young-ones and all. And," with conviction, "I'm on the road myself." Zoeth Hamilton stepped forward and held out his hands. "Come here, dearie," he said, gently; "come here and tell me all about it.
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