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Her eyes seemed always to be dancing with fun, yet they could look calmly at trouble, too. And when Betty Nelson looked at trouble that same trouble seemed to melt away  to flee as though it had no right to exist. And this not only as regarded her own troubles, but those of her friends as well. HER EYES SEEMED ALWAYS TO BE DANCING WITH FUN YET THEY COULD LOOK CALMLY AT TROUBLE TOO AND WHEN BETTY NELSON LOOKED AT TROUBLE THAT SAME TROUBLE SEEMED TO MELT AWAY TO FLEE AS THOUGH IT HAD NO RIGHT TO EXIST AND THIS NOT ONLY AS REGARDED HER OWN TROUBLES BUT THOSE OF HER FRIENDS AS WELL
idly 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. 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. ND 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 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
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