“That would be easy for me,” laughed Hanny. “I can sweep, iron, and cook! Peter says I am worth two girls in the house!”
The children talked a while about the Brownies and then left the cheese house. Hanny said she would show Connie and Vevi the barn and the mill.
“And what’s in that little house over there?” Vevi asked curiously.
The shack she had noticed stood between the mill and the barn. It had no windows. The door was closed and fastened with a padlock.
“I cannot show you that place,” said Hanny.
“Do you keep animals inside?” asked Vevi. She was more curious than ever now.
“Not animals,” Hanny corrected. “Our cows stay in the barn.”
“But what do you keep in there, Hanny?” Vevi persisted.
“Vevi!” reproved Connie. She did not consider it good manners to ask so many questions.
“I cannot tell you about the little house,” Hanny soberly replied to Vevi’s question. “Please—the secret is not mine to relate.”