"Debby and I will wash the dishes; Sarah can 'red up,' and you and Amanda do the beds," Kitty suggested.
Aunt Lucinda's training stood Blue Bonnet in good stead here. The going over the rather bumpy beds got in that half-hour left Amanda breathless with admiration.
"You can do things beautifully when you want to, Blue Bonnet," she remarked.
"When I have to, you mean," Blue Bonnet replied.
"Where's the broom, do you know?" asked Sarah.
"Sh!" Blue Bonnet drew her into the tent and out of every one's hearing. "There isn't any broom, Sarah."
"But I put one in the wagon myself."
"And I threw it out!"
"Blue Bonnet!" Something like horror was in Sarah's blue eyes.
Blue Bonnet met her gaze defiantly. "Did you ever see a picture of the Witch of Salem, Sarah?"