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"No," replied Jean, with a surprised air. "I thought _you_ had." "And I," said Bettie, "supposed that Mabel had." "How could I," demanded Mabel, hotly, "in these gloves?" NO REPLIED JEAN WITH A SURPRISED AIR I THOUGHT YOU HAD AND I SAID BETTY SUPPOSE THAT MABEL HAD HOW COULD I DEMANDED MABEL HOTLY IN THESE GLOVES
ing such a wealthy doorbell. Are the cards safe, Bettie? My! I hope you haven't lost them." "In my pocket in an envelope," assured Bettie. "Can you see any white?" queried Jean, nervously. "I think my top petticoat has broken loose." "It seems all right," said Marjory, stooping to test it with little sharp jerks. "Firm as the Rock of Gibraltar." "It won't be if you pull like that," objected Jean. "Somebody open the gate," requested Mabel. "I can't touch things." "Everybody stand up straight," commanded Marjory. "We must look our best when we go up the walk." "I wish I hadn't come," demurred Bettie, hanging back, diffidently. "Let's wait till it's darker." "No," asserted Jean. "We'd better get it over." "Yes," agreed Mabel, "I don't want to wear these gloves a minute longer than I have to." "All right," sighed Bettie, despondently, "but you go first, Jean." They had waited on the imposing doorstep for a long five minutes when it occurred to Marjory to ask if any one had pushed the bell. E COVERED DRIVEWAY AH SHUDDERED MARJORIE IT GIVES ME CHILLS TO THINK OF RINGING SUCH A WEALTHY DOORBELL ARE THE CARDS SAFE BETTY MY I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T LOST THEM IN MY POCKET AND AN ENVELOPE ASSURED BETTY CAN YOU SEE ANY WHITE QUERIED JEAN NERVOUSLY I THINK MY TOP PETTICOAT HAS BROKEN LOOSE IT SEEMS ALL RIGHT SAID MARJORIE STOOPING TO TEST IT WITH LITTLE SHARP JERKS FIRM AS THE ROCK OF GIBRALTAR IT WON'T BE IF YOU PULL IT LIKE THAT OBJECTED JEAN SOMEBODY OPEN THE GATE REQUESTED MABEL I CAN'T TOUCH THINGS EVERYBODY STAND UP STRAIGHT COMMANDED MARJORIE WE MUST LOOK OUR BEST WHEN WE GO UP THE WALK I WISH I HADN'T COME DEMURRED BETTY HANGING BACK DIFFIDENTLY LET'S WAIT TILL IT'S DARKER NO ASSERTED JEAN WE'D BETTER GET IT OVER YES AGREED MABEL I DON'T WANT TO WEAR THESE GLOVES A MINUTE LONGER THAN I HAVE TO ALL RIGHT SIGHED BETTY DESPONDENTLY BUT YOU GO FIRST JEAN THEY HAD WAITED ON THE IMPOSING DOORSTEP FOR FIVE LONG MINUTES WHEN IT OCCURRED TO MARJORIE TO ASK IF ANY ONE HAD PUSHED THE BELL
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