"I ain't even _thinked_ one!
That will help, Peter says so!"
"You have been washed and fed and everything all right?" he proceeded.
"Jus' as right!" she insisted.
"You like the nice lady?" he went on.
"Jus' love the nice lady, an' Mary, an' Bobbie, an' Peter, an' Junior,
jus' love all of them!" she affirmed.
"Well I hope I don't bust!" he said. "I never was so glad as I am that
everything is good for you."
"They's two things that ain't good."
"Well if things ain't right here, with what everybody's doing for you,
they ought to be!" cried Mickey. "You cut complaining right out, Miss
Chicken!"
"You forgot to set my lesson, an' I ain't had my po'try piece for two
days. That ain't complainin'."
"No 'tain't honey," conceded Mickey regretfully. "No 'tain't! That's just
all right. I thought you were going to start kicking, and I wasn't going
to stand for it. Course I'll set your lesson; course I'll make up your
piece, but you must give me a little time. I was talking with Mr. Chaffner
of the _Herald, our_ paper you know, and he's beginning to get in a hurry
about his piece, too.
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