large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_17_hope_64kb_20
large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_17_hope_64kb
English
4511
"They'll be along at supper time," declared Betty. "Besides, maybe that hat is just kept there to scare tramps," said Grace. THEY'LL BE ALONG AT SUPPER TIME DECLARED BETTY BESIDES MAYBE THAT HAT IS JUST KEPT THERE TO SCARE TRAMPS SAID GRACE
pour," and Betty glanced toward the window against which the rain was dashing furiously. "We must close down the sashes here, too!" she exclaimed, for one or two were open, and the water was beating in. "What can have happened?" murmured Mollie. "Isn't it strange?" "I've no doubt it can be explained simply," said Betty. "The woman who lives here may have gone to a neighbor's house and failed to notice the time. Then she may be storm-bound, as we are." "No woman would remain at a neighbor's house, and leave her own alone, with a lot of windows up, the front door open and a beating rain coming down," said Grace, positively. "Not such a neat housekeeper as the woman here seems to be; she'd come home if she was drenched," and she glanced around the well-ordered rooms. "You've got to think up a different reason than that, Betty Nelson." "Besides, what of the men folks?--there are men living here--at least one, for there's a hat on the front rack," put in Amy. "Where are the men, or the man? THE STORM IS OVER ANYHOW WE CAN'T GO OUT IN THAT DOWNPOUR AND BETTY GLANCED TOWARD THE WINDOW AGAINST WHICH THE RAIN WAS DASHING FURIOUSLY WE MUST CLOSE DOWN THE FASHIONS HERE TOO SHE EXCLAIMED FOR ONE OR TWO WERE OPEN AND THE WATER WAS BEATING IN WHAT CAN HAVE HAPPENED MURMURED MOLLY ISN'T IT STRANGE I'VE NO DOUBT IT CAN BE EXPLAINED SIMPLY SAID BETTY THE WOMAN WHO LIVES HERE MAY HAVE GONE TO A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE TIME THEN SHE MAY BE STORM BOUND AS WE ARE NO WOMAN WOULD REMAIN IN A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND LEAVE HER OWN ALONE WITH A LOT OF WINDOWS UP THE FRONT DOOR OPEN AND A BEATING RING COMING DOWN SAID GRACE POSITIVELY NOT SUCH A NEAT HOUSEKEEPER AS THE WOMAN HERE SEEMS TO BE SHE'D COME HOME IF SHE WAS DRENCHED AND SHE GLANCED AROUND THE WELL ORDERED ROOMS YOU'VE GOT TO THINK UP A DIFFERENT REASON THAN THAT BETTY NELSON BESIDES WHAT ARE THE MEN FOLKS THERE ARE MEN LIVING HERE AT LEAST ONE FOR THERE'S A HAT ON THE FRONT RACK PUT IN AMY WHERE ARE THE MEN OR THE MEN
large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_17_hope_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/4511/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_1408_librivox_64kb_mp3/outdoorgirlsofdeepdale_17_hope_64kb.flac