"Look, Jimmy," he yelled, "here's a baseball mask I found in the
closet."
Jimmy, forgetful of the fact that he was to be paid for staying
at home, immediately rolled over the fence and ran eagerly
toward his friend. They examined the article in question with
great care.
"It looks perzactly like a mask," announced Jimmy after a
thorough inspection, "and yet it don't." He tried it on. "It
don't seem to fit your face right," he said.
Sarah Jane was bearing down upon them. "Come back home dis
minute, Jimmy!" she shrieked, "want to ketch some mo' contagwous
'seases, don't yuh? What dat y' all got now?" As she drew
nearer a smile of recognition and appreciation overspread her
big good-natured face. Then she burst into a loud, derisive
laugh. "What y' all gwine to do wid Miss Minerva's old bustle?"
she enquired. "Y' all sho' am de contaritest chillens in dis
here copperation."
"Bustle?" echoed Billy, "What's a bustle?"
"Dat-ar's a bustle--dat's what's a bustle.
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