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They had gone on for perhaps half a mile, when Betty, who was sitting comfortably in the stern, toying with the rudder ropes, uttered an exclamation. THEY HAD GONE ON FOR PERHAPS HALF A MILE WHEN BETTY WHO WAS SITTING COMFORTABLY IN THE STERN TOYING WITH THE RUDDER ROPES UTTERED AN EXCLAMATION
must get in--training, I believe the proper word is--in training for our hike." "Hike?" queried Betty. "Suffragist lingo for walk," explained Mollie. "Come on." The Argono river ran but a short distance from Mollie's home, and soon the four girls were in an old-fashioned, but safely constructed, barge, half drifting and half rowing down the picturesque stream. The afternoon sun was waning behind a bank of clouds, screened from the girls by a fringe of trees. And as they floated on they talked at intervals of Amy's secret, and of the coming fun they expected to have. "Let's get farther out in the middle," suggested Betty, when they came to a wide part of the river. "It's more pleasant there, and the air is fresher. It is very warm." "Yes, I think we will have another storm," agreed Grace. "If it rains now it isn't so likely to when we start." She was pulling on one pair of oars and Mollie on a second, the others relieving them occasionally. Soon the boat was in the middle of the stream. MARKED GRACE WITH EMPHASIS THE EXERCISE WILL DO YOU GOOD WE MUST GET IN TRAINING I BELIEVE THE PROPER WORD IS IN TRAINING FOR OUR HIKE HIKE QUERIED BETTY SUFFEROUS LINGO FOR WALK EXPLAINED MOLLY COME ON THE ARGONA RIVER RAN BUT A SHORT DISTANCE FROM MOLLY'S HOME AND SOON THE FOUR GIRLS WERE IN AN OLD FASHIONED SAFELY CONSTRUCTED BARGE HALF DRIFTING AND HALF ROWING DOWN THE PICTURESQUE STREAM THE AFTERNOON SUN WAS WANING BEHIND A BANK OF CLOUDS SCREENED FROM THE GIRLS BY A FRINGE OF TREES AS THEY FLOATED ON THEY TALKED AT INTERVALS OF AMY'S SECRET AS OF THE COMING FUN THEY EXPECTED TO HAVE LET'S GET FURTHER OUT IN THE MIDDLE SUGGESTED BETTY WHEN THEY CAME TO A WIDER PART OF THE RIVER IT'S MORE PLEASANT THERE AND THE AIR IS FRESHER IT'S VERY WARM YES I THINK WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER STORM AGREED GRACE IF IT RAINS NOW IT ISN'T SO LIKELY TO WHEN WE START SHE WAS PULLING ON ONE PAIR OF OARS AND MOLLIE ON A SECOND THE OTHERS RELIEVING THEM OCCASIONALLY SOON THE BOAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREAM
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