“Perish the thought,” said Sahwah, enjoying herself in the extreme. “They’re as innocent as day old lambs.”
“Then so is Anthony,” said Hinpoha.
176“That’s right,” said the Captain. Then, turning to Anthony, he made a frank apology for accusing him of hiding Eeny-Meeny.
And all the Winnebagos were filled with remorse when they thought how they had blamed Antha for that same disappearance.
Katherine lay back overcome and fanned herself with a bunch of leaves.
“Well, I’ll–be–jiggered!” she exclaimed feelingly. “All that trouble to bring me out of a fit of the blues!”
“Boys,” she went on in her best oratorical manner, “you certainly did give us a surprise party tonight, much more of a one than you planned. We came prepared to rescue Eeny-Meeny from a fiery death–witness the water buckets concealed behind every bush on the hillside–and we find some perfectly gorgeous council seats that you have been toiling to make in secret while we suspected you of plotting base deeds. Instead of seeking to destroy Eeny-Meeny you plan to honor her. Girls, let’s make fruit punch and drink to the health of the Sandwiches, and a long life to the council seats, and to Eeny-Meeny on her pedestal.”
“And don’t forget the Dark of the Moon Society,” added Sahwah, and once more the woods resounded with laughter.