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The father of Grace and Will Ford was a lawyer with more than a local reputation. He was often called on to handle big cases of state wide interest, and had made a modest fortune in the practice of his profession. THE FATHER OF GRACE AND WILL FORD WAS A LAWYER WITH MORE THAN A LOCAL REPUTATION HE WAS OFTEN CALLED ON TO HANDLE BIG CASES OF STATE WIDE INTEREST AND HE HAD MADE A MODEST FORTUNE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS PROFESSION
 not vain. She did pose at times, but it was done naturally and without undue thought. She just could not help it. Her brother Will made no end of fun about her--even at this date, but Grace had sufficient composure to ignore him now, and only smiled sweetly, remarking: "You only show how little you know, Billie-boy. Run along now and play ball!" Then Will, trying to think of some cutting thing to say, would hasten to join his bosom friend Frank Haley, perhaps remarking as they tramped off: "Hanged if I can understand girls anyhow." "Why, what's up?" "Oh, Grace is such a primper. She's got a new dress and some sort of fancy dingus on it doesn't mix in right. She says it makes her look too stout, and she's going to have it changed." "Hum! I think your sister is a mighty stunning-looking girl." "I'll tell her you said so." "If you do I'll rub your nose in the mud!" and then, as they thought, philosophising further on the queerness of girls in general, the boys departed to the ball field. DER WHICH FACT NONE KNEW BETTER THAN HERSELF BUT GRACE WAS NOT VAIN SHE DID POSE AT TIMES WHAT IS DONE NATURALLY AND WITHOUT UNDUE THOUGHT SHE JUST COULD NOT HELP IT HER BROTHER WILL MADE NO END OF FUN ABOUT HER EVEN AT THIS DATE BUT GRACE HAD SUFFICIENT COMPOSURE TO IGNORE HIM NOW AND ONLY SMILED SWEETLY REMARKING YOU ONLY SHOW HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW BILLY BOY RUN ALONG NOW AND PLAY BALL THEN WILL TRYING TO THINK OF SOME CUTTING THING TO SAY WOULD HASTEN TO JOIN HIS BOOZIN FRIEND FRANK HAYLEY PERHAPS REMARKING AS THEY TRAMPED OFF HANGED IF I CAN UNDERSTAND GIRLS ANYWAY WHY WHAT UP OH GRACE IS SUCH A PRIMPER SHE'S GOT A NEW DRESS AND SOME SORT OF FANCY DINGUS ON IT DOESN'T MIX INRIGHT SHE SAYS IT MAKES HER TOO STOUT AND SHE'S GOING TO HAVE IT CHANGED M I THINK YOUR SISTER IS A MIGHTY STUNNING LOOKING GIRL I'LL TELL HER YOU SAID SO IF YOU DO I'LL RUB YOUR NOSE IN THE MUD AND THEN AS THEY THOUGHT PHILOSOPHISING FURTHER ON THE WEIRDINESS OF GIRLS IN GENERAL THE BOYS DEPARTED TO THE BALLFIELD
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