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There was that well rounded chin, and the neck on which was poised a head with a wonderful wealth of light hair. The other girls rather envied Grace her hair  especially Mollie, who was a decided brunette. And, as I have said, Grace dressed to advantage. THERE WAS THAT WELL ROUNDED CHIN AND THE NECK ON WHICH WAS POISED A HEAD WITH A WONDERFUL WEALTH OF LIGHT HAIR THE OTHER GIRLS RATHER ENVIED GRACE HER HAIR ESPECIALLY MOLLY WHO WAS A DECIDED BRUNETTE AND AS I HAVE SAID GRACE DRESSED TO ADVANTAGE
o melt away--to flee as though it had no right to exist. And this not only as regarded her own troubles, but those of her friends as well. Intensely practical was Betty, yet there was a shade of romance in her character that few suspected. Perhaps the other girls had so often taken their little troubles to Betty, listening to her advice and sympathy, that they forgot she might have some of her own. But, under it all, Betty had a romantic nature, that needed but a certain influence to bring it out. Full of life and vigor she was always ready to assume the leadership in whatever of fun or work was at hand. Perhaps that is why she was often called "The Little Captain," and certainly she deserved the name. Her father, Charles Nelson, was a wealthy carpet manufacturer, his factory being just outside of Deepdale, and her mother, Rose, was one of the society leaders of the town, though there was no elaborate social system. A regular "Gibson girl," was Grace Ford, not only in form but in face. OUBLE THAT SAME TROUBLE SEEMED TO MELT AWAY TO FLEE AS THOUGH IT HAD NO RIGHT TO EXIST AND THIS NOT ONLY AS REGARDED HER OWN TROUBLES BUT THOSE OF HER FRIENDS AS WELLTENSELY PRACTICAL WAS BETTY YET THERE WAS A SHADE OF ROMANCE IN HER CHARACTER THAT FEW SUSPECTED PERHAPS THE OTHER GIRLS HAD SO OFTEN TAKEN THEIR LITTLE TROUBLES TO BETTY LISTENING TO HER ADVICE AND SYMPATHY THAT THEY FORGOT THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE SOME OF HER OWN BUT UNDER IT ALL BETTY HAD A ROMANTIC NATURE THAT NEEDED BUT A CERTAIN INFLUENCE TO BRING IT OUT FULL OF LIFE AND VIGOR SHE WAS ALWAYS READY TO ASSUME THE LEADERSHIP IN WHATEVER FUN OR WORK WAS AT HAND PERHAPS THAT IS WHY SHE WAS OFTEN CALLED THE LITTLE CAPTAIN AND CERTAINLY SHE DESERVED THE NAME HER FATHER CHARLES NELSON WAS A WEALTHY CARPET MANUFACTURER HIS FACTORY BEING JUST OUTSIDE OF DEEPDALE AND HER MOTHER ROSE WAS ONE OF THE SOCIETY LEADERS OF THE TOWN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ELABORATE SOCIAL SYSTEM A REGULAR GIBSON GIRL WAS GRACE FORD NOT ONLY IN FORM BUT IN FACE
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