"Yes, and many months after that," she cried.
Roy and Jimsy exchanged glances.
"Another member of the family," exclaimed Roy; "if we go at this rate
we'll have acquired an entire set of new sisters by the time we reach
the Big Smokies."
CHAPTER IX.
JIMSY FALLS ASLEEP.
"Anybody been around, Tam?"
Roy asked the question, as later on that evening he and Jimsy dropped
around to the disused livery stable in accordance with their plan.
Tam shook his head.
"Nobody bane round," he rejoined, and then, after a moment's pause,
"'cept Yim Cassell and his boy Dan."
"Jim Cassell and his son," echoed Roy, "the very people we don't want
around here. What did they want?"
"They want know where you bane," rejoined the Norwegian youth.
"Yes; and what did you tell them?"
"I bane tell them I skall not know," responded Tam.
"And then?"
"They bane ask me if ay have key by door."
"Oh, they did, eh? What did you say?"
"I say I bane not have key."
"Then what did they do?"
"They bane go 'way."
"Didn't say anything else?"
"No, they must go.
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