Suddenly she began to laugh, and sat down weakly on the ground.
"Did you hear them yell?" she gasped. "Listen to them! They're still at it!"
"Whatever did you do to them, Dolly? I never heard such a noise in my life! You'd think they really had something to be afraid of."
"Yes, wouldn't you? Instead of just a basket full of poor, innocent little mice that were a lot more frightened than they were!"
"Dolly Ransom!" gasped Bessie. "Do you mean to say that's what you did?"
Bessie tried hard to be shocked, but the fun of it overcame her of a sudden, and she joined Dolly on the ground, while they clung to one another and rocked with laughter.
"I wasn't able to stop and watch them. That's all I'm sorry for now," said Dolly, weakly. "But hearing them was pretty nearly as fine, wasn't it?"
"Never heard of such a thing to do!" panted Bessie. "However did you manage it, Dolly? Where did you get the mice?"
"Promise not to tell, Bessie? I can't get anyone else into trouble, you know."
Bessie nodded.