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The girls trudged on, rather silent now, for somehow the edge of their enjoyment seemed to have been taken off. But still they were not discouraged. They were true outdoor girls, and they knew, even if worse came to worst, and darkness found them far from their destination, and Betty's aunt's house, that no real harm could come to them. THE GIRLS TRUDGED ON RATHER SILENT NOW FOR SOMEHOW THE EDGE OF THEIR ENJOYMENT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF BUT STILL THEY WERE NOT DISCOURAGED THEY WERE TRUE OUTDOOR GIRLS AND THEY KNEW EVEN IF WORSE CAME TO US AND DARKNESS FOUND THEM FAR FROM THEIR DESTINATION AND BETTY'S AUNT'S HOUSE THAT NO REAL HARM COULD COME TO THEM
and rather ungallantly, did not offer to go farther. "You jest keep on for about half a mile," he said, "an' you'll come to a cross-road." "I hope it isn't too cross," murmured Grace, with a grave face. "Huh?" The boy looked at her wonderingly. "I mean not cross enough to bite," she went on. "You turn to the left," the boy continued, "and keep straight on till you get to Watson's Corners. Then you turn to the right, keep on past an old stone church, turn to the right and that's a straight road to Rockford." He looked curiously at Grace, as though in doubt as to her sanity. "A cross road!" he murmured. "Gracious, we'll never remember all that!" exclaimed Amy. "I have it down!" said practical Betty, as she wrote rapidly in her note book. "I'm sure we can find it. Come on, girls!" "Have another candy," invited Grace, hospitably extending the now nearly depleted box. "Sure--thanks!" exclaimed the boy, but he backed quickly away from her. Her joke had fallen on a suspicious mind, evidently. Y THE SNUB NOSED BOY LED THEM ON FINALLY HE CAME TO HIS OWN HOME AND RATHER UNGALLANTLY DID NOT OFFER TO GO FURTHER YOU JUST KEEP ON GOING ABOUT HALF A MILE HE SAID AND YOU'LL COME TO A CROSS ROAD I HOPE IT ISN'T TOO CROSS MURMURED GRACE WITH A GRAVE FACE HUH THE BOY LOOKED AT HER WONDERINGLY I MEAN NOT CROSS ENOUGH TO BITE SHE WENT ON YOU TURN TO THE LEFT THE BOY CONTINUED AND KEEP STRAIGHT ON TILL YOU GET TO WATSON'S CORNERS THEN YOU TURN TO THE RIGHT KEEP ON PAST AN OLD STONE CHURCH TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THAT'S A STRAIGHT ROAD TO ROCHFORD HE LOOKED CURIOUSLY AT GRACE AS THOUGH ENDOWED AS TO HER SANITY A CROSS ROAD HE MURMURED GRACIOUS WE'LL NEVER REMEMBER ALL THAT EXCLAIMED AMY I HAVE IT DOWN SAID PRACTICAL BETTY AS SHE RAPIDLY WROTE IN HER NOTE BOOK I'M SURE WE CAN FIND IT COME ON GIRLS HAVE ANOTHER CANDY INVITED GRACE HOSPITABLY EXTENDING THE NOW NEARLY DEPLETED BOX SURE THANKS EXCLAIMED THE BOY BUT HE BACKED QUICKLY AWAY FROM HER HER JOKE HAD FALLEN ON A SUSPICIOUS MIND EVIDENTLY
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