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Betty and her parents occupied an old fashioned stone house, that had once been the manor of a farm. But it was old fashioned outwardly only, for within it was the embodiment of culture and comfort. It set well back from the street, and a lane of elms led from the front porch to the thoroughfare. BETTY AND HER PARENTS OCCUPIED AN OLD FASHIONED STONE HOUSE THAT HAD ONCE BEEN THE MANNER OF A FARM BUT IT WAS OLD FASHIONED OUTWARDLY ONLY FOR WITHIN IT WAS AN EMBODIMENT OF CULTURE AND COMFORT IT SET WELL BACK FROM THE STREET AND A LANE OF ELMS LED FROM THE FRONT PORCH TO THE THOROUGHFARE
r resort and picnic ground at one end of this valley. The other end was not so often visited. It had once formed the estate of a very wealthy man, who built a large mansion there. But, on his death, the property was contested for in the courts by several heirs and for years had been tied up by litigation. So the mansion became deserted. Of sufficient importance to have a railroad, as well as a steamer line, Deepdale was well provided with transportation facilities. True, the railway was only a branch one, but it connected with the main road running to New York, and this was enough for the people of Deepdale. The town also boasted of a paper, the _Weekly Banner_, and there was a good high and grammar school in town, besides numerous stores, and other establishments, including a moving picture theatre--this last rather an innovation. Our girls--I call them ours, for it is with their fortunes that we shall be chiefly concerned--our girls lived near each other on the outskirts of the town. NG A SORT OF SUMMER RED SORT AND PICNIC GROUND AT ONE END OF THIS VALLEY THE OTHER END WAS NOT SO OFTEN VISITED AND AT ONCE FORMED THE ESTATE OF A VERY WEALTHY MAN WHO BUILT A LARGE MANSION THERE BUT ON HIS DEATH THE PROPERTY WAS CONTESTED FOR IN THE COURTS BY SEVERAL AIRS AND FOR YEARS HAD BEEN TIED UP BY LEGATION SO THE MANSION BECAME DESERTED OF SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE TO HAVE A RAILROAD AS WELL AS STEAMER LINE DETAIL WAS WELL PROVIDED WITH TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES TRUE THE RAILROAD WAS ONLY A BRANCH ONE BUT IT CONNECTED WITH THE MAIN ROAD RUNNING TO NEW YORK AND THIS WAS ENOUGH FOR THE PEOPLE OF DATEALE THE TOWN ALSO BOASTED OF A PAPER OF THE WEEKLY BANNER AND THERE WAS A GOOD HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN TOWN BESIDES NUMEROUS STORES AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDING A MOVING PICTURE THEATRE THIS WOULD LAST RATHER AN INNOVATION OUR GIRLS I SHALL CALL THEM OURS FOR IT IS WITH THEIR FORTUNES THAT WE SHALL BE CHIEFLY CONCERNED OUR GIRLS LIVED NEAR EACH OTHER ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TOWN
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