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Such a jolly meal as it was! The girls, once they had decided in their minds to make the best of a queer situation, felt more at home. They laughed and joked, and when supper was over, the dishes washed, and the lamps lighted, they gathered in the old fashioned parlor, and Betty played on a melodeon that gave forth rather doleful sounds. SUCH A JOLLY MEAL AS IT WAS THE GIRLS ONCE THEY DECIDED IN THEIR MINDS TO MAKE THE BEST OF A QUEER SITUATION FELT MORE AT HOME THEY LAUGHED AND JOKED AND WHEN SUPPER WAS OVER THE DISHES WASHED AND THE LAMPS LIGHTED THEY GATHERED IN THE OLD FASHIONED PARLOR AND BETTY PLAYED ON A MELODIAN THAT GAVE FORTH RATHER DOLEFUL SOUNDS
nge house in the dark." "There are lamps," said Mollie, pointing to several on a shelf in the kitchen. "Oh, I didn't exactly mean that," went on Betty, rolling up her sleeves. "Now to see what's in the ice box--at least, I suppose there is an ice box. There's a fire in the stove, and we can cook. Oh, girls! It's going to be real jolly after all!" "And how it does rain!" exclaimed Amy. "We never could have gone on in this drenching downpour." It was an exceedingly well-ordered house, and the girls, who had been wisely trained at home, had no difficulty in locating an ample supply of food. They invaded the cellar, and found plenty of canned fruit, tomatoes and other things. There were hams, shoulders of bacon, eggs, and some fresh meat. Great loaves of evidently home-made bread were in the pantry. "We shall dine like kings!" cried Grace. "Better than some kings," said Betty. "Only I don't see any chocolates, Grace," and she laughed. "Smarty!" was the other's retort, but she laughed also. L LET'S GET SUPPER PROPOSED BETTY AGAIN IT WILL SOON BE DARK AND IT ISN'T EASY GOING ABOUT A STRANGE HOUSE IN THE DARK POINTING TO SEVERAL ON A SHELF IN THE KITCHEN OH I DIDN'T EXACTLY MEAN THAT WENT ON BETTY ROLLING UP HER SLEEVES NOW TO SEE WHAT'S IN THE ICE BOX AT LEAST I SUPPOSE THERE IS AN ICE BOX THERE'S A FIRE IN THE STOVE AND WE CAN COOK IT'S GOING TO BE REAL JOLLY AFTER ALL AND HOW IT DOES RAIN EXCLAIMED AMY WE NEVER COULD HAVE GONE ON IN THIS DRENCHING DOWNPOUR IT WAS AN EXCEEDINGLY WELL ORDERED HOUSE AND THE GIRLS WHO HAD BEEN WISELY TRAINED AT HOME HAD NO DIFFICULTY IN LOCATING AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD THEY INVADED THE CELLAR AND FOUND PLENTY OF CANNED FRUIT TOMATOES AND OTHER THINGS THERE WERE HAMS SHOULDERS OF BACON EGGS AND SOME FRESH MEAT GREAT LOAVES OF EVIDENTLY HOME MADE BREAD WERE IN THE PANTRY WE SHALL DINE LIKE KINGS CRIED GRACE BETTER THAN SOME KINGS SAID BETTY ONLY I DON'T SEE ANY CHOCOLATES GRACE AND SHE LAUGHED SMARTY WAS THE OTHER'S RETORT BUT SHE LAUGHED ALSO
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