By the time we got back to our hill, the sun was all the way down. The sky, way across Papa's cotton field, looked red. Mama said that was the glow of the sun against some sinking clouds.
"It's a sign of no rain, Bandershanks, when the sky's red in the evening."
We could see the moon, too, rising over the walnut trees, between the top of our wagon shelter and Grandpa Thad's house. It looked just like always, when the moon is full, and I didn't think Mister Ward had anything to do with it.
Chapter 2
Next morning, nothing was said about the moon shining or about Mister Ward. Instead, while Mama was fixing my breakfast, she told me it was a perfect day to make sauerkraut.
"How come, Mama?"
"Our cabbages are ready, and Doanie and Huldie are up here to fix them."
"Did Shoogie come?" I jumped out of my chair to run to the side window.
"Probably so."
"I see her! I see her! She's out yonder in the well lot. Mama, lem'me go play with Shoogie!"