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As if that act had condoned for his first omissions and awkwardness, he became his old-fashioned self again, buttoned his coat, pulled out his shirt frill, and strutted back to his desk. A day or two later it was known throughout the town that Zaidee Hooker had sued Adoniram Hotchkiss for breach of promise, and that the damages were laid at five thousand dollars.
With them was a young woman of like age, whom they familiarly called Zaidee, who had spent much time in India, and had caught its languor, possibly.
"Come over here," called Zaidee, hospitably. "We're making butter, Eunice." Eunice drew a little nearer, then, suddenly, she stopped, sniffed, and darted forward. "Children, what have you there?" "Caroseme," responded Zaidee, promptly. "We drawed it from the pretty little fountain in the barrel." Eunice turned hastily towards the "caroseme" barrel, then flew towards it.
"Do away!" he cried, holding his possession, whatever it was, more tightly. "You tan't have it, Zaidee. I dot it." "What's the matter, Zaidee?" called Eunice. "Where's Eliza?" "She's dressing Helen. Eunice, Kenneth has auntie's gold watch. She left it on the little table where she keeps her God-books" for so the twins always called the Bible and Prayer-book "and he's run off with it.
"Oh, children," she managed to cry at last. "Stop pulling the sockets out of my arms I mean the arms out of my sockets. Goodness, Zaidee, how you pinch! There isn't anybody down there, but I've got hold of something and I don't want to lose it. Just dig down around my arm, that's all. Stop crying, Helen. That's a good girl, Zaidee."
She was glad to begin her new life by being friendly with them all. Presently they went out to the dining room and it was quite a festive occasion. Zaidee was bright and charming, and endeared herself more than ever to the girls. No one should say she had a grudging thought.
We've caught suthin' in this cheese, for sure," said one man, coming nearer. "We falled in," said Zaidee, regaining her courage, which never long deserted her. "We don't like this white water, and it's all smelly. Please take us out." "I swan," said the other man. "Where did you come from, young uns?" "We live at the beach, at grandma's. Take us out, please. Take Helen first."
But when Zaidee's mind was once set on an enterprise, nothing could turn her. She ran away for the shovels and dragged reluctant Helen with her. They selected a nice hollow place in the sand, and began to dig furiously. In a few minutes they had a hole a foot deep. Zaidee balanced herself on the edge, on her knees, and put her hands down on the bottom of the hole.
Then the girl would meet Edith who would turn about and walk with her and listen to the hopes and ambitions and dreams she could tell to no one else. So she had a comforting secret life. Zaidee Crawford made two or three slight advances, but they were distantly received, and Zay was not used to being rebuffed. She was not much of an analyst and thought Miss Boyd very cold natured.
"I isn't a bit afraid," returned Zaidee, stoutly. "It's only when I get up there, the ladder gets so dizzy." "You get dizzy, you mean. At any rate, don't climb up there again." "You mustn't speak cross to me," said Zaidee, who was a born rebel, and resented any orders of her older sisters. "If you speak cross to me I'll run away." "Oh, don't, Zaidee!" begged Helen, in alarm. "Yes, I will.
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