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He lightly put aside the compliment with a wave of his white hand. "Of course," said the Colonel, confidently, "there is strongly presumptive and corroborative evidence? Perhaps you can give me er a brief outline of the affair?" "Zaidee kin do that straight enough, I reckon," said the woman; "what I want to know first is, kin you take the case?"
"Well, I reckon as soon as I can trot out and call her. She's just outside, meanderin' in the road kinder shy, ye know, at first." She walked to the door. The astounded Colonel nevertheless gallantly accompanied her as she stepped out into the street and called shrilly, "You Zaidee!"
The baby, wrapped in a blue embroidered blanket, with only a round forehead and a small pink nose visible, was of that satisfactory variety entirely given to sleep. Zaidee and even Redge, adoring little sister and brother, had been allowed to hold him in their arms, so securely unstirring was their little burden.
Wisht I hed some a-runnin' in an' out to kinder chirk me up a bit when Cindy's away." "I want a drink, please," announced Zaidee. "Bless yer leetle heart! You shall hev a drink right outen the northeast corner of our well, where it's coldest. Take the dipper, Billy, an' give the leetle dears a good cold drink all around." "I want one, too," said Cricket, and all the children trooped after Billy.
Then feeling himself growing imbecile, he forced an equally weak gravity. "Pardon me I understand there are no letters; may I know the way in which he formulated his declaration and promises?" "Hymn-books," said the girl, briefly. "I beg your pardon," said the mystified lawyer. "Hymn-books marked words in them with pencil and passed 'em on to me," repeated Zaidee.
She knew there was really no danger, and Zaidee was always trying to do what she could not. "Take me down, 'Liza! take me down, Eunice!" she shrieked, till Edna said: "Oh, do take her down, Eunice, and have her stop." So Eunice helped her off her high perch once more, with the warning that if she did it again she would certainly leave her there and go away where she couldn't hear her call.
A beautiful baby, I thought, looking much like her mother. Zaidee was smaller and more delicate, though never ill that I can recall. She decided to take Marguerite and the wet nurse who was very proud of her charge and fond of Mrs. Crawford. When we heard of the frightful disaster you may remember that I went out at once.
Before she put on long dresses boys were quarrelling about her and she seemed to sandwich love affairs in with her lessons; she had fine taste in dressing, she could tie a bow, or trim a hat, or furbish up an evening waist in a manner that filled her comrades with envy, and she was a fairly good scholar as well. But Zaidee with her graciousness and sweet temper won all hearts.
As the barrel had been lately filled there was plenty in it, still, and it was flowing merrily, while a pool of kerosene lay over the board floor. "Goodness gracious me! How shall I ever get in there to turn it off?" cried Eunice. "I can't step in it?" "Let Zaidee do it. She's soaking already with it. Zaidee, come here, directly, and turn this kerosene off."
I shall go away with a lighter heart, seeing that mother and father have you. We boys have been so much to the house with our stirring interests; now it will be you and Zaidee. I shall think of you so often. Why, I can readily believe any fairy story, and it almost breaks father's heart that you have been so near all these months and none of us known it.
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