"I'd better go an' let my cousin know we're all right," sez Ches.
"Yes, we'll both go," sez I, quickly.
"You'd better stay an' keep guard," sez Ches.
"The door's locked an' they're tied," sez I.
We went together, an' Mrs. Cameron laughed an' wept an' made a great fuss. When we came back, the Chinks were gone.
"I told you to stay on guard," yells Ches.
"Well, I'm mighty glad I didn't," sez I.
"What do you mean?" sez he.
"Can't you see what happened?" sez I. "Their blamed fire-faced dragon came back an' took 'em off, an' if I'd been here, like as not, he'd have taken me too. He'd 'a' taken 'em down cellar; but your Good Medicine came an' gave a shriek an' scared him away."
Ches stood an' looked at me. "If you are really crazy, I don't mind your talkin' this way;" he sez finally, "but if you have a grain of sense left, tell me what you mean."