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They were always getting into mischief, and out again, and were "just too sweet and dear for anything," as Betty put it. Betty, being an only child, rather hungered for brothers and sisters. THEY WERE ALWAYS GETTING INTO MISCHIEF AND OUT AGAIN AND WERE JUST TOO SWEET AND DEAR FOR ANYTHING AS BETTY PUT AT BETTY BEING AN ONLY CHILD RATHER HUNGERED FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
eld. The father of Grace and Will Ford was a lawyer with more than a local reputation. He was often called on to handle big cases of state-wide interest, and had made a modest fortune in the practice of his profession. Of Mollie Billette--"Billy" to her chums, I hardly know what to say. Aged fifteen, the daughter of a well-to-do widow, Mrs. Pauline Billette, Mollie seemed older than either Betty or Grace, though she was a year younger. Yet she did not assume anything to herself by reason of this seeming difference in years; and the difference was only seeming. Perhaps it was that bit of French blood making her so quick-tempered--so vivacious--so mature-appearing--that accounted for it. And it was, very likely, that same French blood that gave her a temper which was not to be admired, and which Mollie tried so hard to conquer. But her friends knew her failing, and readily forgave her. Besides Mollie there were the comical twins--Dora--never called anything but Dodo--and Paul, aged four. ERAL THE BOYS DEPARTED TO THE BALLFIELD THE FATHER OF GRACE AND WILL FORD WAS A LAWYER WITH MORE THAN A LOCAL REPUTATION HE WAS OFTEN CALLED ON TO HANDLE BIG CASES OF STATE WIDE INTEREST AND HE HAD MADE A MODEST FORTUNE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS PROFESSION OF MOLLY BALLETT BILLY TO HER CHUMS I HARDLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY AGED FIFTEEN THE DAUGHTER OF A WELL TO DO WIDOW MISSUS PAULINE BAILETT MOLLY SEEMED OLDER THAN EITHER BETTY OR GRACE THOUGH SHE WAS A YEAR YOUNGER YET SHE DID NOT SO WITH ANYTHING BY HERSELF BY REASON OF THIS SEEMING DIFFERENCE IN AGE AND THE DIFFERENCE WAS ONLY SEEMING PERHAPS IT WAS THAT BIT OF FRENCH BLOOD MAKING HER SO QUICK TEMPERED SO VIVACIOUS SO MATURE APPEARING THAT COUNTED FOR IT AND IT WAS VERY LIKELY THAT SAME FRENCH BLOOD THAT GAVE HER A TEMPER WHICH WAS NOT TO BE ADMIRED AND WHICH MOLLY TRIED SO HARD TO CONQUER BUT HER FRIENDS KNEW HER FAILING AND READILY FORGAVE HER BESIDES MOLLY THERE WAS THE COMICAL TWINS DORA NEVER CALLED ANYTHING BUT DODO AND PAUL AGED FOUR
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