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To the credit of Grace Ford, who was really very fond of sweets, be it said that she refused, and that with the mocking eyes of all the girls fastened on her. "I've had enough," spoke Betty. "You walk with me," she whispered to Amy. "I don't want Percy to bore me. Stay near me, do!" TO THE CREDIT OF GRACE FORD WHO WAS REALLY FOND OF SWEETS BE IT SAID THAT SHE REFUSED AND THAT WITH THE MOCKING EYES OF ALL THE GIRLS UPON HER I'VE HAD ENOUGH SPOKE BETTY YOU WALK WITH ME SHE WHISPERED TO AMY I DON'T WANT PERCY TO BORE ME STAY NEAR ME DO
going to take gentlemen? If so, consider my application." "Oh, we really mean to _walk_!" exclaimed Grace, with a glance at the too-small patent leather shoes the overdressed youth thrust out ostentatiously. If he understood the allusion he gave no sign of so doing. "What's the game, Sis?" asked Will, quizzically. "Why, it isn't anything very elaborate," explained Betty, as she finished her soda. "It occurred to me that, as school closes exceptionally early this year, some of us girls could go for a two weeks' tramping tour before our regular summer vacation." "And we're all in love with the idea," declared Amy. "Twenty miles a day is our limit," added Mollie, smiling behind the youth's back. "Twenty miles!" faltered Percy. "You never can do it--never!" "Oh, yes, we can," said Betty, assuredly. "Now do you still wish to join?" asked Grace, pointedly, glancing at Percy. "You never can do twenty miles!" affirmed Percy. "Let's have some more soda!" he added quickly, to change the subject. M A CAMPING AND TRAMPING CLUB WENT ON AMY FINE EXCLAIMED PIERCY ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE GENTLEMEN IF SO CONSIDER MY APPLICATION OH WE REALLY MEAN TO WALK EXCLAIMED GRACE WITH A GLANCE THE TWO SMALL PATENT LEATHER SHOES THE OVERDRESSED YOUTH THRUST OUT OSTENTATIOUSLY HE UNDERSTOOD THE ALLUSION HE GAVE NO SIGN OF DOING SO WHAT'S THE GAME CISS ASKED WILL QUIZZICALLY WHY IT IS ANYTHING VERY ELABORATE EXPLAINED BETTY AS SHE FINISHED HER SODA IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT AS SCHOOL CLOSES EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY THIS YEAR SOME OF US GIRLS COULD GO FOR TWO WEEKS TRAMPING TO HER BEFORE OUR REGULAR SUMMER VACATION AND WE'RE ALL IN LOVE WITH THE IDEA DECLARED AMY TWENTY MILES A DAY IS OUR LIMIT ADDED MOLLY SMILING BEHIND THE YOUTH'S BACK TWENTY MILES FALTERED PERCY YOU CAN NEVER DO IT NEVER OH YES WE CAN SAID BETTY ASSUREDLY NOW DO YOU STILL WISH TO WON'T JOIN ASKED GRACE POINTEDLY GLANCING AT PIRACY YOU NEVER CAN DO TWENTY MILES AFFIRMED PERCY LET'S HAVE SOME MORE SODA HE ADDED QUICKLY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT
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