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Uncle Michael had a way of cleaning and locking the front of the building first , and going in and out at the back doors . But Aunt Louise did not know this , and , anyhow , she was sure that she would find Emmy Lou at home when she got there . But Emmy Lou was not at home , and it being now well on in the afternoon , Aunt Katie and Aunt Louise and the lady visitor and the cook all started out in search , while Aunt Cordelia sent the house-boy downtown for Uncle Charlie . Just as Uncle Charlie arrived -- and it was past five o'clock by then -- some of the children of the neighborhood , having found a small boy living some squares off who confessed to being in the First Reader with Emmy Lou , arrived also , with the small boy in tow . `` She did n't know ` dog ' from ` frog ' when she saw 'em , '' stated the small boy , with the derision of superior ability , `` an ' teacher , she told her to stay after school . She was settin ' there in her desk when school let out , Emmy Lou was . '' But a big girl of the neighborhood objected .