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"Well, we'll ask, anyhow," agreed Betty, rather hopelessly. She hardly knew what to do next. As they advanced toward the House the savage barking of a dog was heard, and as they reached the front gate the beast came rushing down the walk, while behind him lumbered a farmer, shouting: "Here! Come back! WELL WE'LL ASK ANYHOW AGREED BETTY RATHER HOPELESSLY SHE HARDLY KNEW WHAT TO DO NEXT AS THEY ADVANCED TOWARD THE HOUSE THE SAVAGE BARKING THE DOG WAS HEARD AND AS THEY REACHED THE FRONT GATE THE BEAST CAME RUSHING DOWN THE WALK WHILE BEHIND HIM LUBBERED A FARMER SHOUTING HERE COME BACK
e not unmusical notes of conch or tin horns, summoning the "men folks" to the evening meal. "Girls, we're never going to make it in time!" exclaimed Grace as the sky darkened. "We must see if we can't stop at one of these houses over night," and she pointed to a little hamlet they were approaching. "Grace!" exclaimed Betty. "Aunt Sallie would be worried to death if we didn't come, after she expected us." "Then we must send her word. I can't go another step." They all paused irresolutely. They were in front of a big white house--a typical country home. Betty glanced toward it. "It's too bad," she said. "I know just how you feel, and yet can we go up to one of these places, perfect strangers, and ask them to keep us over night? It doesn't seem reasonable." "Anything is reasonable when you have to," declared Mollie. "I'll ask," she volunteered, starting toward the house. "The worst they can say is 'no,' and maybe we can hire a team to drive to Rockford, if they can't keep us. I can drive!  DUST FROM FARM HOUSES CAME THE BARKING OF DOGS AND THE NOT UNMUSICAL NOTES OF CONCH OR TIN HORNS SUMMONING THE MEN FOLKS TO THE EVENING MEAL GIRLS WE'RE NEVER GOING TO MAKE IT IN TIME EXCLAIMED GRACE AS THE SKY DARKENED WE MUST SEE IF WE CAN STOP AT ONE OF THESE HOUSES OVERNIGHT AND SHE POINTED TO A LITTLE HAMLET THAT THEY WERE APPROACHING GRACE EXCLAIMED BETTY AUNT SALLY WOULD BE WORRIED TO DEATH IF WE DIDN'T COME AFTER SHE EXPECTED US THEN WE MUST SEND HER WORD I CAN'T GO ANOTHER STEP THEY ALL PAUSED IRRESOLUTELY THEY WERE IN FRONT OF A BIG WHITE HOUSE A TYPICAL COUNTRY HOUSE BETTY GLANCED TOWARD IT IT'S TOO BAD SHE SAID I KNOW JUST HOW YOU FEEL AND YET CAN WE GO UP TO ONE OF THESE PLACES PERFECT STRANGERS AND ASK THEM TO KEEP US OVERNIGHT IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE ANYTHING IS REASONABLE WHEN YOU HAVE TO DECLARED MOLLY I'LL ASK SHE VOLUNTEERED STARTING TOWARD THE HOUSE THE WORST THEY CAN SAY IS NO AND MAYBE WE CAN HIRE A TEAM TO DRIVE US TO ROPFORD IF THEY CAN'T KEEP US I CAN DRIVE
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