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Betty strode forward. There was a look of determination on her face. She spoke: "Girls, I'm not going to let that tramp take our lovely lunch. Come on, and I'll make him give it back!" "Betty!" cried Amy. "You'd never dare!" "I wouldn't? Watch me!" BETTY STRODE FORWARD THERE WAS A LOOK OF DETERMINATION ON HER FACE SHE SPOKE GIRLS I'M NOT GOING TO LET THAT TRAMP TAKE OUR LOVELY LUNCH COME ON AND I'LL MAKE HIM GIVE IT BACK BETTY CRIED AMY YOU'D NEVER DARE I WOULDN'T WATCH ME
" proposed Grace. "We'll have a good incentive in the lunch at the end of this tramp. Come on!" There was nothing to do but retrace their steps. True, they might have stopped at some wayside restaurant, but such places were not frequent, and such as there were did not seem very inviting. And Aunt Sallie had certainly put up a most delectable lunch. The girls reached the spot where they had stopped for a rest, much sooner than they had deemed it possible. Perhaps they walked faster than usual. And, as they came in sight of the quiet little grassy spot, Mollie exclaimed: "Oh, girls, I see it. Just where I so stupidly left it; near that big rock. Hurry before someone gets there ahead of us!" They broke into a run, but a moment later Grace cried: "Too late! That tramp has it!" The girls stopped in dismay, as they saw a rather raggedly-dressed man slink out from the shadow of a tree and pick up the lunch valise. He stood regarding it curiously. "Oh, dear!" cried Grace. "And I was so hungry!  OUR PRINCIPLES INTO PRACTICE AND START NOW PROPOSED GRACE WE'LL HAVE A GOOD INCENTIVE IN THE LUNCH AT THE END OF THIS TRAMP COME ON THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO BUT RETRACE THEIR STEPS TRUE THEY MIGHT HAVE STOPPED AT SOME WAYSIDE RESTAURANT BUT SUCH PLACES WERE NOT FREQUENT AND SUCH AS THERE WERE DID NOT SEEM VERY INVITING AND AUNT SALLY HAD CERTAINLY PUT UP A MOST DELECTABLE LAUNCH THE GIRLS REACHED THE SPOT WHERE THEY HAD STOPPED FOR ARREST MUCH SOONER THAN THEY HAD DEEMED IT POSSIBLE PERHAPS THEY WALKED FASTER THAN USUAL AND AS THEY CAME IN SIGHT OF THE QUIET LITTLE GRASSY SPOT MOLLY EXCLAIMED O GIRLS I SEE IT JUST WHERE I SO STUPIDLY LEFT IT NEAR THAT BIG ROCK HURRY BEFORE SOME ONE GETS THERE AHEAD OF US THEY BROKE INTO A RUN BUT A MOMENT LATER GRACE CRIED TOO LATE THAT TRAMP HAS IT THE GIRLS STOPPED IN DISMAY AS THEY SAW A RATHER RAGGEDLY DRESSED MAN BLINK OUT FROM THE SHADOW OF A TREE AND PICK UP THE LUNCH VALISE HE STOOD REGARDING IT CURIOUSLY OH DEAR CRIED GRACE AND I WAS SO HUNGRY
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