Zumm! Zumm!”

Magic
and
Mystery

Then all the Thimble People cried together,

“Oh, Miss Ma Chine,
Oh, our Ma Chine,
Forgive us all—
Don’t make a scene!”

“Zum! Zeee-zeum,” began Ma Chine, when Mary Frances stepped in the door.

“Listen to what I zay, I zay!”

“Magic and Mystery,” she said, smiling. “I heard it all—all the lovely Presentation Party I couldn’t bear to interrupt it—and I do thank you every one, my dear little friends—and my new friend, Ma Chine.”

“Zum-zum,” hummed Sewing Machine softly.