answered her embarrassed "Much
obleeged to ye," with a sincere "Not at all," considering the fun he
had had a sufficient compensation for his trouble.
And thus ended the morning's adventures,
with the exception of an unimportant episode, in which Taddy, Mrs.
Ducklow, and Mrs. Ducklow's rattan were the principal actors. At noon
Mr. Ducklow
returned. "Did ye take the bonds?" was his wife's first question. "Of
course I did! Ye don't suppose I'd go away and
leave 'em in the house, not knowin' when you'd be comin'
home?" "Wal, I didn't know. And I didn't know whuther to believe Taddy
or not. Oh, I've had such a fright!" And she related the story of her
pursuit of the minister. "How could ye make such a fool of yerself?
It'll
git all over
town, and I shall be mortified to death. Jest like a woman, to git
frightened!"
"If _you_ hadn't got frightened, and made a fool of _yourself_, yelling
fire, 'twouldn't have happened!"
retorted Mrs. Ducklow. "Wal! wal! say no more about it! The
bonds are safe." "I was in hopes you'd change 'em for them registered
bonds Reuben spoke of." "I did try to, but they told me to the bank it
couldn't be did. Then I asked 'em if t
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