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For it was getting late and the girls did not feel like spending the night in some strange place. It was practically out of the question. FOR IT WAS GETTING LATE AND THE GIRLS DID NOT FEEL LIKE SPENDING THE NIGHT IN SOME STRANGE PLACE IT WAS PRACTICALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION
e stump on which she had been sitting, and placed the child on the ground. "We'll take her a little distance on the way we are going," she went on. "Perhaps we may meet someone looking for her." "And we can't delay too long," added Mollie. "It will soon be supper time, and my aunt, where we are going to stay to-night, is quite a fusser. I sent her a card, saying we'd be there, and if we don't arrive she may call up our houses on the telephone, and imagine that all sorts of accidents have befallen us." "But we can't leave her all alone on the road," spoke Betty, indicating the child. "Don't 'eeve me!" pleaded the lost tot. "Me want one of my muvvers!" "It's getting worse and worse," sighed Mollie, wanting to laugh, but not daring to. Slowly the girls proceeded in the direction they had been going. They hoped they might meet someone who either would be looking for the child, or else a traveler who could direct them properly to her house, or who might even assume charge of the little one. SOME EXPLANATION SAID BETTY AS SHE GOT UP FROM THE STUMP ON WHICH SHE HAD BEEN SITTING AND PLACED THE CHILD ON THE GROUND WE'LL TAKE HER A LITTLE DISTANCE ON THE WAY WE ARE GOING SHE WENT ON PERHAPS WE MAY MEET SOME ONE LOOKING FOR HER AND WE CAN'T DELAY TOO LONG ADDED MOLLY IT WILL SOON BE SUPPER TIME AND MY AUNT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO STAY TO NIGHT IS QUITE A FUSSER I SENT HER CARD SAYING WE'D BE THERE AND IF WE DON'T ARRIVE SHE MAY CALL UP OUR HOUSES ON THE TELEPHONE AND IMAGINE THAT ALL SORTS OF ACCIDENTS HAVE BEFALLEN US BUT WE CAN'T LEAVE HER ALL ALONE ON THE ROAD SPOKE BETTY INDICATING THE CHILD DON'T EVE ME PLEADED THE LOST TOT ME WHAT ONE OF MY MOTHERS IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE SIGHED MOLLY WANTING TO LAUGH BUT NOT DARING TO SLOWLY THE GIRLS PROCEEDED IN THE DIRECTION THEY HAD BEEN GOING THEY HOPED THEY MIGHT MEET SOME ONE WHO EITHER WOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE CHILD OR ELSE A TRAVELLER WHO COULD POINT THEM PROPERLY TO HER HOUSE OR WHO MIGHT EVEN ASSUME CHARGE OF THE LITTLE ONE
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