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The big drops dashed against the windows intermittently, as the wind rose and fell. THE BIG DROPS DASHED AGAINST THE WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY AS THE WIND ROSE AND FELL
"Besides, what of the men folks?--there are men living here--at least one, for there's a hat on the front rack," put in Amy. "Where are the men, or the man?" "They'll be along at supper time," declared Betty. "Besides, maybe that hat is just kept there to scare tramps," said Grace. "I've often heard of a lone woman borrowing a man's hat--when she didn't have--didn't want, or couldn't get a man." "That's so," admitted Betty. "But, speaking of supper reminds me--what are we going to do about ours?" "It is getting nearly time," murmured Mollie. "But we simply can't tramp through that rain to your sister's house, Grace." "No, we'll have to wait. Oh, dear! Isn't this a queer predicament to be in, and not a chocolate left?" she wailed, as she looked in the box. "Empty!" she cried quite tragically. The rain still descended. It was not, for the moment, pouring as hard as at first, but there was a steadiness and persistency to it that did not encourage one in the belief that it would soon stop. U'VE GOT TO THINK UP A DIFFERENT REASON THAN THAT BETTY NELSON BESIDES WHAT ARE THE MEN FOLKS THERE ARE MEN LIVING HERE AT LEAST ONE FOR THERE'S A HAT ON THE FRONT RACK PUT IN AMY WHERE ARE THE MEN OR THE MEN THEY'LL BE ALONG AT SUPPER TIME DECLARED BETTY BESIDES MAYBE THAT HAT IS JUST KEPT THERE TO SCARE TRAMPS SAID GRACE I'VE OFTEN HEARD OF A LONE WOMAN BORROWING A MAN'S HAT AND WHEN SHE DIDN'T HAVE AND DIDN'T WANT OR CAN GET A MAN THAT'S SO ADMITTED BETTY BUT SPEAKING OF SUPPER REMINDS ME WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT OURS IT'S GETTING NEARLY TIME MURMURED MOLLY BUT WE SIMPLY CAN'T TRAMP THROUGH THAT RAIN TO YOUR SISTER'S HOUSE GRACE NO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT OH DEAR ISN'T THIS A QUEER PREDICAMENT TO BE IN AND NOT A CHOCOLATE LEFT SHE WAILED AS SHE TOOK OUT THE BOX IMP T SHE CRIED QUITE TRAGICALLY THE RAIN STILL DESCENDED IT WAS NOT FOR THE MOMENT POURING AS HARD AS AT FIRST BUT THERE WAS A STEADINESS AND PERSISTENCY TO IT THAT DID NOT ENCOURAGE ONE IN THE BELIEF THAT IT WOULD SOON STOP
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