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"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." 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
t have 'em _show_?" So Mabel, a swollen, imprisoned but gorgeous hand dangling at each side, a big navy-blue hat flopping over one eye, strutted muffless down the street. "That's the house," announced Jean, as they turned the corner. "That big one with the covered driveway." "Ugh!" shuddered Marjory, "it gives me chills to think of ringing 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. SHE'S GOING TO HAVE EM DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO SUFFER LIKE THIS AND NOT HAVE EM SHOW SO MABEL A SWOLLEN IMPRISONED BUT GORGEOUS HAND DANGLING AT EACH SIDE A BIG NAVY BLUE HAT FLOPPING OVER ONE EYE STRUTTED MUFFLESS DOWN THE STREET THAT'S THE HOUSE ANNOUNCED JEAN AS THEY TURNED THE CORNER THAT BIG ONE WITH THE 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
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