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1. The Earthquake

           IworkaswellasIsleep,"headded,withalaugh.

           "Whatisyourname?"saidDorothy,thinkingshelikedtheboy’smannerandthecheerytoneofhisvoice.

           "Notaveryprettyone,"heanswered,asifalittleashamed."MywholenameisZebediah;butfolksjustcallme’Zeb.’You’vebeentoAustralia,haven’tyou?"

           "Yes;withUncleHenry,"sheanswered."WegottoSanFranciscoaweekago,andUncleHenrywentrightontoHugson’sRanchforavisitwhileIstayedafewdaysinthecitywithsomefriendswehadmet."

           "Howlongwillyoubewithus?"heasked.

           "Onlyaday.TomorrowUncleHenryandImuststartbackforKansas.We’vebeenawayforalongtime,youknow,andsowe’reanxioustogethomeagain."

           Theboyflickedthebig,boneyhorsewithhiswhipandlookedthoughtful.Thenhestartedtosaysomethingtohislittlecompanion,butbeforehecouldspeakthebuggybegantoswaydangerouslyfromsidetosideandtheearthseemedtoriseupbeforethem.Nextminutetherewasaroarandasharpcrash,andathersideDorothysawthegroundopeninawidecrackandthencometogetheragain.

           "Goodness!"shecried,graspingtheironrailoftheseat."Whatwasthat?"

           "Thatwasanawfulbigquake,"repliedZeb,withawhiteface."Italmostgotusthattime,Dorothy."

           Thehorsehadstoppedshort,andstoodfirmasarock.Zebshookthereinsandurgedhimtogo,butJimwasstubborn.Thentheboycrackedhiswhipandtouchedtheanimal’sflankswithit,andafteralowmoanofprotestJimsteppedslowlyalongtheroad.

           Neithertheboynorthegirlspokeagainforsomeminutes

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