"Oh! Oh, if you please, Teacher, there's something in Bunny Brown's desk making faces at me!" exclaimed Sadie.
"Something making faces at you? What do you mean, Sadie?" asked Miss Bradley in surprise. "What is it?"
"It—it's a—a mouse!" cried the little girl.
"A mouse?" repeated the teacher.
"Yes'm! A mouse in Bunny Brown's desk!" and Sadie screamed.
At this some of the other children screamed, and there was much noise and confusion in the schoolroom.
CHAPTER IV
THE CORNER STORE
"Quiet, children! Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley. "This is school, not the playground at recess. Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say. What did you see?"