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"Ef it was one of our children they'd get a trouncin', but they belong to some of them city folks down by the beach. Them city children dunno nothin' can't expect 'em to. Come, young uns," and, in a moment, Zaidee and Helen stood on the planks. "Sech capers!" grumbled the other man, setting down the dripping little figures he had lifted out. "Hull batch spiled. Now, scoot."
Dane insisted upon a rigorous exclusion until all danger of contagion was over. Quite late in the afternoon Phillipa walked over to Crawford House and sent up her card to Zaidee with a penciled message. The girl came flying through the hall, more beautiful than ever Phil thought, in her soft red cashmere with white lace garnishings. "Oh, Phil dear, I'm so glad to see you!
She pulled up her sleeve, plunging her hand idly in the dry, cool sand, till her arm was buried far above the elbow. Then her hand struck a resisting object. "Oh, oh!" she shrieked, immediately, not daring to move her hand lest she should lose the object, which might prove what she was searching for. It was too large to bring up through the weight of sand. "Come here, Zaidee, quick," she cried.
"I'll show you," said Cricket, immediately rolling her eyes, and opening and shutting her mouth with such fearful snaps of her teeth, that Helen instantly retreated behind Zaidee for protection. "Clutch your hair with both hands, this way, and get into procession." "Yes, but where's the sacrifice?" asked Eunice, suddenly recollecting this important part of the ceremony. "I declare!
"Then I'll run away," said Zaidee, repeating her former threat. She had lately heard some one speaking of running away, and it seemed a very nice punishment to inflict on Eunice. "Very well," said Eunice, turning away. "Only don't eat any more worms;" for the way to manage Zaidee was not to take much notice of her. She was a headstrong little thing, and grew very obstinate if she was opposed.
"Yes, let's," cried Zaidee, scampering off in high feather at the delightful possibility of going into the water all dressed, "just like a dog." "Grandma wouldn't care, would she?" "There's nothing else to do. You go on and I'll tell her. My arm aches so that I can't walk over there," said Cricket, turning away, very dolefully. She didn't like to miss the fun of ducking those naughty children.
Quick as a flash she had jumped astride the end, grasping the pole with both hands. George W. instantly sprang lightly up in front of her, just out of her reach, poising himself with "Martha" arching over his back. The twins and Hilda, hanging over the edge and looking down on the mossy stones, did not notice her. "Get it out of the northeast corner, she said," ordered Zaidee.
I think we can trust him to return as true and honorable as when he went away. Yes, he and Zaidee have been together a great deal this last six months and she will miss him sorely." "But there will be school and new interests," said the mother. "We must see Mrs. Barrington and make some future arrangements. Why in May the girls will be sixteen!" "Sixteen!" re-echoed their father.
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." "I beg your pardon," said the mystified lawyer. "Hymn-books marked words in them with pencil and passed 'em on to me," repeated Zaidee.
"It hasn't any foots," observed Zaidee. "Well, before its mouth, then. It's just as 'propriate, I guess. Come over here, and get into line, Eunice. You go first and I'll follow, and the children will come on behind. We must go up with weeping and wailing and gnashing our teeth," said Cricket, getting Biblical. "How do you gnash your tooths?" inquired Helen.
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