"But we are all going to stay here together like always," she said. "I and Albert and the twins." She saw their anger in their faces. "What!" said Aunt Eliza. "Such dumb talk!" cried Uncle Daniel. "Are you then out of your mind?" asked Aunt Mena. Jacob Kalb alone said nothing. But Sarah saw him smile. He planned to live in the Wenner farmhouse. "Will you plough?" demanded Uncle Daniel. "Or plant the seeds?" asked Aunt 'Liza. "Or harvest?" said Aunt Mena. Sarah spoke quietly. "I have it all planned. Ebert will farm like always for the half." "The half!" repeated Uncle Daniel. "Should we then give this good money to Ebert? The half! I will farm." "Well, then," said Sarah. "But you must pay the half to us because we must live." "Pay the half to you!" exclaimed Aunt Mena. "It is our farm," replied Sarah. "It was my mom's and my pop's farm. It isn't yours." "Well, it will be mine," said Uncle Daniel. "What would such children make with such a farm?" "I am not a child," answered Sarah firmly. "For three years already I managed the farm while my pop was sick. And it is William's farm so much as ours. And when William comes home--" "William will never come home," said Uncle Daniel. Sarah got up from the old settle. "William _will_ come home!" she cried. "It don't make nothing out if you do give us homes. If you take the farm, it will be stealing." "_Ei yi!_" reproved Aunt Mena shortly. "That is no word for little girls!" "A whipping would be good for her," offered Jacob Kalb. "You haven't any right here, Jacob C-calf," cried Sarah. Jacob's little eyes narrowed. "It is no way for little girls to talk when their brothers steal school-board money, and go off and their pops have to pay it," he said. For a moment there was silence, then a reproving murmur from Aunt Mena. "It isn't true!" cried Sarah. "It isn't true!" Suddenly she remembered her father's sadness, her mother's tears. She burst into wild crying. "Ach, I wish you would go away and leave me with my children! I will get good along, if you will only let me be. Albert should be this long time in his bed. I wish you would go home." She bent to lift the sleeping child. But her uncle pushed her aside. "Albert is coming home with me," he said, as he lifted him up. "Jacob, put Weezy and Ellie in the carriage with Aunt Mena." Sarah tried to keep her hold of the little boy. But she struggled in vain. Jacob Kalb picked up one of the twins. [Illustration: GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME WITH MY CHILDREN] "Ellen Louisa!" called Sarah. Ellen Louisa struggled into wakefulness. "Let me down, Jacob Calf; let me down!" She began to cry. "Ja-cob Calf, you m-make m-me l-laugh; let me down!" But Ellen Louisa was borne shrieking from the room. "Louisa Ellen!" called Sarah. But Louisa Ellen found herself closely held by Aunt 'Liza and Aunt Mena, and she, too, was led forth. "You are _thieves_!" cried Sarah wildly. "Be still," commanded Uncle Daniel. "Will you wake him up?"