Morrison this afternoon," said Miss
Putnam briskly. "And then I'll take down that wire. I don't need
it now anyway, for the children don't bother me since you're here.
I guess they're afraid you'd catch them if you should chase them,"
she smiled grimly.
"And I can go right on working?" suggested Mickey anxiously.
"Of course, child. Why not?" said Miss Putnam.
That settled Mickey's last worry. With a hurried "thank you," he
dashed away, out through the yard and up the street. He wanted to
find Brother and Sister and tell them what he had done.
"My goodness, I think you're ever so brave," said Sister when she
had heard his story. "I'd be scared to death to tell Miss Putnam
like that."
"Pooh, she's all right," answered Mickey. "I like her. And now I
have a lot of time to make up--most half an hour."
"School begins two weeks from today," announced Brother, watching
Mickey tackle an onion row. "You're sure you're going, Mickey?"
"Of course," said Mickey proudly. "I'll stop for you the first
morning just to prove it."
"And we'll go every day and never be late once, will we?" chimed
in Sister.
But whether they were able to keep this good resolution or not
remains to be seen.
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