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Betty was about sixteen years old. She was not exactly what one would call "pretty"  that is, at first glance. BETTY WAS ABOUT SIXTEEN YEARS OLD SHE WAS NOT EXACTLY WHAT ONE WOULD CALL PRETTY THAT IS AT FIRST GLANCE
do with the money?" "We must take it home and consult our folks about it," decided Betty. "I'll ask papa--and you might refer the question to yours, Amy. Being a broker, he's quite likely to know about such things, and can tell us what to do. This is quite a lot of money to lose, I wonder how we can find the owner?" "Advertise?" "Maybe there'll be a notice in the post office." "It can't have been here very long. Perhaps we'll meet whoever it belongs to, coming back to look for it," spoke Grace. Thus came some opinions, and while various others were rapidly formed and expressed, and as the girls are speculating on how the bill, and the attached paper, came to lie so openly on the highway, I hope I may be permitted to insert here a little descriptive matter that will, perhaps, give the reader a clearer understanding of the characters of this story. And as Betty Nelson had, by right of more than one informal conquest, reached the position of leader, I can do no better than begin with her. HOW ROMANTIC SIGHED MOLLY WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE MONEY WE MUST TAKE IT HOME AND CONSULT OUR FOLKS ABOUT IT DECLARED BETTY I'LL ASS PAPA AND YOU MIGHT REFER THE QUESTION TO YOURS AMY BEING A BROKER HE'S QUITE LIKELY TO KNOW ABOUT SUCH THINGS AND CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY TO LOSE I WONDER HOW WE CAN FIND THE OWNER ADVERTISE MAYBE THERE'LL BE A NOTICE IN THE POST OFFICE IT CAN'T HAVE BEEN HERE VERY LONG PERHAPS WE'LL MEET WHOEVER IT BELONGS TO COMING BACK TO LOOK FOR IT SPOKE GRACE THUS CAME SOME OPINIONS AND WHILE VARIOUS OTHERS WERE RAPIDLY FORMED AND EXPRESSED AND AS THE GIRLS ARE SPECULATING ON HOW THE BILL AND THE ATTACHED PAPER CAME TO LIE SO OPENLY ON THE HIGHWAY I HOPE I MAY BE PERMITTED TO INSERT HERE A LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE MATTER THAT WILL PERHAPS GIVE THE READER A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARACTERS OF THIS STORY AND AS BETTY NELSON HAD BY RIGHT OF MORE THAN ONE INFORMAL CONQUEST REACHED THE POSITION OF LEADER I CAN DO NO BETTER THAN BEGIN WITH HER
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