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"Why did they go off and leave it?" asked Mollie. "That's the mystery of it," admitted Betty. "It's like the mystery of the five hundred dollar bill. We've got to solve it." "Perhaps  " began Amy in a gentle voice. "Well?" asked Betty encouragingly. WHY DID THEY GO OFF AND LEAVE IT ASKED MOLLY THAT'S THE MYSTERY OF IT ADMITTED BETTY IT'S LIKE THE MYSTERY OF THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL WE'VE GOT TO SOLVE IT PERHAPS BEGAN BETTY IN A GENTLE VOICE WELL ASKED BETTY ENCOURAGINGLY
 girls looked at each other. Then Betty spoke: "I don't believe there's a soul here!" she exclaimed. "Not a soul! The house is deserted!" CHAPTER XVII IN CHARGE "No one here? What do you mean?" "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!" "Of course there must be some one here. They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there." Thus spoke Mollie, Grace and Amy in turn. Betty listened patiently, and then suggested: "Just hearken for a minute, and see if you think anyone is upstairs shutting windows." Then all listened intently. There was not a sound save that caused by the storm, which seemed to increase in fury instead of diminishing. "There is no one here," went on Betty positively. "We are all alone in this house." "But where can the people be?" asked Grace. "They must be people living here," and she looked around at the well-kept, if somewhat old-fashioned, parlor. "Of course the house is lived in--and the people must have left it only recently," said Betty. "That's evident. C DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIVERPOX THAT ART RECORDING BY JEANIE WITFIELD FROM TRADITION IN BOLEXEY MISSISSIPPI THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE BY LAURA LE HOPE CHAPTER SEVENTEEN IN CHARGE NO ONE HERE WHAT DO YOU MEAN BETTY NELSON WHAT A STRANGE THING TO SAY OF COURSE THERE MUST BE SOME ONE HERE THEY'RE ONLY UP STAIRS MAYBE SHUTTING THE WINDOWS THERE THUS SPOKE MOLLY GRACE AND AMY IN TURN BETTY LISTENED PATIENTLY THEN SUGGESTED JUST HEARKEN A MINUTE AND SEE IF YOU THINK ANY ONE IS UP STAIRS SHUTTING WINDOWS THEN ALL LISTENED INTENTLY THERE WAS NOT A SOUND SAVE THAT CAUSED BY THE STORM WHICH SEEMED TO INCREASE IN FURY INSTEAD OF DIMINISHING THERE IS NO ONE HERE WENT ON BETTY POSITIVELY WE ARE ALL ALONE IN THIS HOUSE BUT WHERE CAN THE PEOPLE BE ASKED GRACE THEY MUST BE PEOPLE LIVING HERE AND SHE LOOKED AROUND THE WELL KEPT IF SOMEWHAT OLD FASHIONED PARLOR OF COURSE THE HOUSE IS LIVED IN AND THE PEOPLE MUST HAVE LEFT IT ONLY RECENTLY SAID BETTY THAT'S EVIDENT
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