"I thaw a lock of Crathy Jane'th hair thlipping out from behind her mathk.
The minute I thaw that hair I knew it. Then when I got behind her I thaw
the thtiltth. You thee the light wath on the other thide. I could thee
right through her drapery."
Now that the banshee had been "laid" the frightened girls could afford to
laugh and they did.
Mrs. Livingston spoke again.
"Miss Burrell has fairly won an honor. Some of you observed her presence
of mind when she rolled Miss McCarthy on the ground to put out the fire in
the latter's clothing, thus possibly saving that young woman's life. For
this you are awarded five red beads, Miss Burrell, for fire is red and
fire is the enemy that you overcame."
"Do I get a bead for laying the ghotht?" interrupted Grace.
"Yes, you do," answered the Chief Guardian with a smile. "Miss McCarthy
also shall have two beads, one for making the finest molasses candy we
have ever eaten, the second for providing the most unusual amusement ever
known at Camp Wau-Wau. And now we will go to our quarters. It has been a
most entertaining evening, even if it did cause some of us apprehension."
Jane McCarthy stepped up to Mrs. Livingston, looking the latter squarely
in the eyes.
"Mrs. Livingston, I do not think I am entitled to either of those
rewards," she said.
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