On this particular occasion Maria was much excited over Zerkow's demeanor of late.
"He's gettun worse an' worse," she informed Trina as she sat on the edge of the bed, her chin in her hand.

"He says he knows I got the dishes and am hidun them from him.

The other day I thought he'd gone off with his wagon, and I was doin' a bit of ir'ning, an' by an' by all of a sudden I saw him peeping at me through the crack of the door.

I never let on that I saw him, and, honest, he stayed there over two hours, watchun everything I did.

I could just feel his eyes on the back of my neck all the time.