It was not long
bread-and-butter he had eaten Button-Bright had a fine appetite for
kind to the children, but not quite so agreeable toward poor Cap'n
tablecloth, Trot's mother flew angry and gave the culprit such a
was meek and made no reply. "He's used to it, you know," whispered
cheerfully and never minded a bit.
Then it came Trot's turn to get a scolding. When she opened the
the wrong color of yarn.html">yarn, and Mrs. Griffith was so provoked that
came to the little girl's eyes, and to comfort her the boy.html">boy promised
she could exchange the yarn for the right color.
Trot quickly brightened at this promise, although Cap'n Bill looked
helped with the dishes, she joined Button-Bright and the sailorman
rising. They all sat in silence for a time and watched the silver
you're going to let me fly.html">fly with you way to town and back tomorrow.
to the handle.html">handle o' that umbrel."
Trot's face fell. "I'll hold on to the handle," said Button-Bright,
idea how easy it is to fly that way after you get used to it."
"But Trot ain't used to it," objected the sailor.html">sailor. "If she happened
it, for Trot's my chum, an' I can't afford to lose her."
"Can't you tie us together, then?" asked the boy.
"We'll see.html">see, we'll see," replied Cap'n Bill, and began to think very
after Button-Bright and Trot had both gone to bed, the old sailor
into his "bunk." The sandman wasn't around, and Cap'n Bill lay awake
he finally sank into slumber. Then he dreamed about it, and waking
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