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Her face showed her character. There was a calm thoughtfulness about it that suggested strength of mind, and yet it was not the type of face called "strong." It was purely girlish, and it reflected her bright and vivacious manner perfectly. How her features lighted up when she spoke  or listened  her friends well knew. HER FACE SHOWED HER CHARACTER THERE WAS A CALM THOUGHTFULNESS ABOUT IT THAT SUGGESTED STRENGTH OF MIND AND YET IT WAS NOT THE TYPE OF FACE CALLED STRONG IT WAS PURELY GIRLISH AND IT REFLECTED HER BRIGHT AND VIVACIOUS MANNER PERFECTLY HOW HER FEATURES LIGHTED UP WHEN SHE SPOKE OR LISTENED HER FRIENDS WELL KNEW
o do. This is quite a lot of money to lose, I wonder how we can find the owner?" "Advertise?" "Maybe there'll be a notice in the post office." "It can't have been here very long. Perhaps we'll meet whoever it belongs to, coming back to look for it," spoke Grace. Thus came some opinions, and while various others were rapidly formed and expressed, and as the girls are speculating on how the bill, and the attached paper, came to lie so openly on the highway, I hope I may be permitted to insert here a little descriptive matter that will, perhaps, give the reader a clearer understanding of the characters of this story. And as Betty Nelson had, by right of more than one informal conquest, reached the position of leader, I can do no better than begin with her. Betty was about sixteen years old. She was not exactly what one would call "pretty"--that is, at first glance. More likely she would have been spoken of as "good-looking." At least by the boys. And certainly Betty was good to look upon. ABOUT SUCH THINGS AND CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY TO LOSE I WONDER HOW WE CAN FIND THE OWNER ADVERTISE MAYBE THERE'LL BE A NOTICE IN THE POST OFFICE IT CAN'T HAVE BEEN HERE VERY LONG PERHAPS WE'LL MEET WHOEVER IT BELONGS TO COMING BACK TO LOOK FOR IT SPOKE GRACE THUS CAME SOME OPINIONS AND WHILE VARIOUS OTHERS WERE RAPIDLY FORMED AND EXPRESSED AND AS THE GIRLS ARE SPECULATING ON HOW THE BILL AND THE ATTACHED PAPER CAME TO LIE SO OPENLY ON THE HIGHWAY I HOPE I MAY BE PERMITTED TO INSERT HERE A LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE MATTER THAT WILL PERHAPS GIVE THE READER A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARACTERS OF THIS STORY AND AS BETTY NELSON HAD BY RIGHT OF MORE THAN ONE INFORMAL CONQUEST REACHED THE POSITION OF LEADER I CAN DO NO BETTER THAN BEGIN WITH HER BETTY WAS ABOUT SIXTEEN YEARS OLD SHE WAS NOT EXACTLY WHAT ONE WOULD CALL PRETTY THAT IS AT FIRST GLANCE MORE LIKELY SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN SPOKEN OF AS GOOD LOOKING AT LEAST BY THE BOYS AND CERTAINLY BETTY WAS GOOD TO LOOK UPON
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