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They had stopped for lunch in the little village of Mooretown, eating at the roadside, under some great oak trees, and making chocolate instead of tea for a change. Then came a rest period before they went forward again. THEY HAD STOPPED FOR LUNCH IN THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF MORETOWN EATING AT THE ROADSIDE UNDER SOME GREAT OAK TREES MAKING CHOCOLATE INSTEAD OF TEA FOR A CHANGE THEN CAME A REST PERIOD BEFORE THEY WENT FORWARD AGAIN
once more. "Well, I must say, they were neat and clean," observed Mrs. Robertson, as she went through her house. "Real nice girls." But Betty and her chums did not hear this compliment. They went on to visit the sister of Grace, who was not greatly alarmed at their delay, though she was amused at the narrative of their experience. They remained there over night, and the next day went on to Simpson's Corners, where they were the guests of Betty's uncle. This was a typical country settlement, and the girls only remained one night. Their next stopping place was to be Flatbush, where Mollie's aunt lived. The weather was fine now, after the storm, and the roads pleasant through the country. The grass was greener than ever, the trees fully in leaf, and there were many birds to be heard singing. Save for minor adventures, such as getting on the wrong road once or twice, and meeting a herd of cattle, which did them no harm, nothing of moment occurred to the girls on their trip toward Flatbush. THE TRAVELLERS WERE ON THEIR WAY ONCE MORE WELL I MUST SAY THEY WERE NEAT AND CLEAN OBSERVED MISSUS ROBERTSON AS SHE WENT THROUGH HER HOUSE REAL NICE GIRLS BUT BETTY AND HER TRUMP DID NOT HEAR THIS COMPLIMENT THEY WENT ON TO VISIT THE SISTER OF GRACE WHO WAS NOT GREATLY ALARMED AT THEIR DELAY THOUGH SHE WAS AMUSED AT THE NARRATIVE OF THEIR EXPERIENCE THEY REMAINED THERE OVERNIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY WENT ON TO SIMPSON'S CORNERS WHERE THEY WERE GUESTS OF BETTY'S UNCLE THIS WAS A TYPICAL COUNTRY SETTLEMENT AND THE GIRLS ONLY REMAINED ONE NIGHT THEIR NEXT STOPPING PLACE WAS TO BE FLATBUSH WHERE MOLLY'S AUNT LIVED THE WEATHER WAS FINE NOW AFTER THE STORM AND THE ROADS WERE PLEASANT THROUGH THE COUNTRY THE GRASS WAS GREENER THAN EVER THE TREES FULLY IN LEAF AND THERE WERE MANY BIRDS TO BE HEARD SINGING SAVE FOR MINOR ADVENTURE SUCH AS GETTING ON THE WRONG ROAD ONCE OR TWICE AND MEETING A HERD OF CATTLE WHICH DID THEM NO HARM NOTHING OF MOMENT OCCURRED TO THE GIRLS ON THEIR TRIP TOWARD FLATBUSH
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