large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_14_hope_64kb_22
large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_14_hope_64kb
English
4511
The man  he certainly looked like a tramp, as far as his clothes were concerned, but his face was clean  turned toward the girls with a smile. "Your lunch!" he exclaimed, and his voice was not unmusical, "how fortunate!" He did not say whether it was fortunate for them  or himself. THE MAN HE CERTAINLY LOOKED LIKE A TRAMP AS FAR AS HIS CLOTHES WERE CONCERNED BUT HIS FACE WAS CLEAN TURNED TOWARD THE GIRLS WITH A SMILE YOUR LUNCH HE EXCLAIMED AND HIS VOICE WAS NOT UNMUSICAL HOW FORTUNATE HE DID NOT SAY WHETHER IT WAS FORTUNATE FOR THEM OR HIMSELF
 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!" 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!" The man was still standing there, looking at the valise as if in doubt whether or not to open it. Betty with a glance at her chums walked on. They followed. "That--that's ours, if you please," said Betty. Her voice was weaker than she had thought it would be, and quite wobbly, too. Her knees, she confessed later, were in the same state. But she presented a brave front. "That--that's our lunch," she added, swallowing a lump in her throat. EFT 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 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 THE MAN WAS STILL STANDING THERE LOOKING AT THE VALISE AS IF IN DOUBT WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN IT BETTY WITH A GLANCE AT HER CHUMS WALKED ON THEY FOLLOWED THAT'S OURS IF YOU PLEASE SAID BETTY HER VOICE WAS WEAKER THAN SHE HAD THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AND QUITE WOBBLY TOO HER KNEES SHE CONFESSED LATER WERE IN THE SAME STATE BUT SHE PRESENTED A BRAVE FRONT THAT THAT'S OUR LUNCH SHE ADDED SWALLOWING A LUMP IN HER THROAT
large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_14_hope_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_14_hope_64kb.flac