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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 they would keep 'em for
me, and they said they wouldn't object to lockin' on 'em up in their
safe; but they wouldn't give me no receipt, nor hold themselves
responsible for 'em. I didn't know what else to do, so I handed 'em the
bonds to keep." "I want to know if you did now!" exclaimed Mrs. Ducklow,
disapprovingly. "Why not? What else could I do? I didn't want to lug 'em
around with me forever. And as for keepin' 'em hid in the house, we'