“He’s the man that brought me here,” says Rock.
“Jest so,” says Mark.
“What is he back for? And why did Jethro shut him up?” says Rock.
“That,” says Mark, “is what it’s our b-b-business to find out.”
“Easy,” says I. “Jest go up to his door and ask.”
“Sure,” says Plunk. “Jethro’s out in the yard.”
“M-maybe,” says Mark, with a sort of grin, “we might try.”
We went to the back door and started in, but just as, we opened the door Jethro came into the kitchen and looked at us, standing between us and the door toward the front of the house.
“Better play outdoors to-day,” says he. “I’m goin’ to clean house, and I don’t want you kids underfoot.”
So out we went.