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"Oh, well, for the matter of my sister worrying, that doesn't amount to much," interrupted Grace. "When I wrote I told her it was not exactly certain just what day we would arrive, as I thought we might spend more time in some places than in others. That part is all right. OH WELL FOR THE MATTER OF MY SISTER WORRYING THAT DOESN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH INTERRUPTED GRACE WHEN I WROTE I TOLD HER IT WAS NOT EXACTLY CERTAIN JUST WHAT DAY WE WOULD ARRIVE AS I THOUGHT WE MIGHT SPEND MORE TIME IN SOME PLACES THAN IN OTHERS THAT PART IS ALL RIGHT
arily out. They could just see a house down the road on the other side. In the other direction no residences were visible--just an expanse of rain-swept fields. And there seemed to be no passers-by--no teams on the winding country road. "Oh, but this is lonesome," said Amy, with a sigh. "Girls, what are we to do?" demanded Mollie. "We simply must go on to my sister's," declared Grace. "What will she think, if we don't come?" As if in answer, the storm burst into another spasm of fury, the rain coming down in "sheets, blankets and pillow cases," as Mollie grimly put it. "We can never go--in this downpour," declared Betty. "It would be sheer madness--foolishness, at any rate. We would be drenched in an instant, and perhaps take cold." "If there was only some way to let your sister know," spoke Mollie. "I wonder if there's a telephone?" It needed but a little survey to disclose that there was none. "If we could only see someone--send for a covered carriage, or send some word--" began Amy. D THAN SIMULATED THE GIRLS STOOD AT THE WINDOW STARING DREARILY OUT THEY COULD JUST SEE A HOUSE DOWN THE ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION NO RESIDENCES WERE VISIBLE JUST AN EXPANSE OF RAIN SWEPT FIELDS AND THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PASSERS BY NO TEAMS ON THE WINDING COUNTRY ROAD OH BUT THIS IS LONESOME SAID AMY WITH A SIGH GIRLS WHAT ARE WE TO DO DEMANDED MOLLY WE SIMPLY MUST GO ON TO MY SISTERS DECLARED GRACE WHAT WILL SHE THINK IF WE DON'T COME AS IF IN ANSWER THE STORM BURST INTO ANOTHER SPASM OF FURY THE RAIN COMING DOWN IN SHEETS BLANKETS AND PILLOW CASES AS MOLLY GRIMLY PUT IT WE CAN NEVER GO IN THIS DOWNPOUR DECLARED BETTY IT WOULD BE SHEER MADNESS FOOLISHNESS AT ANY RATE WE WOULD BE DRENCHED IN AN INSTANT AND PERHAPS TAKE COLD IF THERE WAS ONLY SOME WAY TO LET YOUR SISTER KNOW SPOKE MOLLY I WONDER IF THERE'S A TELEPHONE IT NEEDED BUT A LITTLE SURVEY TO DISCOVER THAT THERE WAS NONE IF WE COULD ONLY SEE SOME ONE SEND FOR A COVERED CARRIAGE OR SEND FOR SOME WORD BEGAN AMY
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