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Thus came some opinions, and while various others were rapidly formed and expressed, and as the girls are speculating on how the bill, and the attached paper, came to lie so openly on the highway, I hope I may be permitted to insert here a little descriptive matter that will, perhaps, give the reader a clearer understanding of the characters of this story. And as Betty Nelson had, by right of more than one informal conquest, reached the position of leader, I can do no better than begin with her. THUS CAME SOME OPINIONS AND WHILE VARIOUS OTHERS WERE RAPIDLY FORMED AND EXPRESSED AND AS THE GIRLS ARE SPECULATING ON HOW THE BILL AND THE ATTACHED PAPER CAME TO LIE SO OPENLY ON THE HIGHWAY I HOPE I MAY BE PERMITTED TO INSERT HERE A LITTLE DESCRIPTIVE MATTER THAT WILL PERHAPS GIVE THE READER A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARACTERS OF THIS STORY AND AS BETTY NELSON HAD BY RIGHT OF MORE THAN ONE INFORMAL CONQUEST REACHED THE POSITION OF LEADER I CAN DO NO BETTER THAN BEGIN WITH HER
tune. This is to remind me that if I don't make good use of this I don't deserve any more luck. It is make or break with me now! Which will it be?_" The girls were silent for a moment or two after reading this strange message that had come to them in such a queer manner. Then Betty said: "Girls, what do you make of it?" "It's a joke!" declared Grace. "It sounds far from being a joke," spoke Betty, seriously. "Girls, there may be a grim tragedy here." "How romantic!" sighed Mollie. "What shall we do with the money?" "We must take it home and consult our folks about it," decided Betty. "I'll ask papa--and you might refer the question to yours, Amy. Being a broker, he's quite likely to know about such things, and can tell us what to do. This is quite a lot of money to lose, I wonder how we can find the owner?" "Advertise?" "Maybe there'll be a notice in the post office." "It can't have been here very long. Perhaps we'll meet whoever it belongs to, coming back to look for it," spoke Grace. MY LAST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL ALL THAT IS LEFT OF MY FORTUNE THIS IS TO REMIND ME THAT IF I DON'T MAKE GOOD USE OF THIS I DON'T DESERVE ANY MORE LUCK IT IS MAKE OR BREAK WITH ME NOW WHICH WILL IT BE THE GIRLS WERE SILENT FOR A MOMENT OR TWO AFTER READING THIS STRANGE MESSAGE THAT HAD COME TO THEM IN SUCH A QUEER MANNER THEN BETTY SAID GIRLS WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT IT'S A JOKE DECLARED GRACE IT SOUNDS FAR FROM BEING A JOKE SPOKE BETTY SERIOUSLY GIRLS THERE MAY BE A GRIM TRAGEDY HERE HOW ROMANTIC SIGHED MOLLY WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE MONEY WE MUST TAKE IT HOME AND CONSULT OUR FOLKS ABOUT IT DECLARED BETTY I'LL ASS PAPA AND YOU MIGHT REFER THE QUESTION TO YOURS AMY BEING A BROKER HE'S QUITE LIKELY TO KNOW ABOUT SUCH THINGS AND CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY TO LOSE I WONDER HOW WE CAN FIND THE OWNER ADVERTISE MAYBE THERE'LL BE A NOTICE IN THE POST OFFICE IT CAN'T HAVE BEEN HERE VERY LONG PERHAPS WE'LL MEET WHOEVER IT BELONGS TO COMING BACK TO LOOK FOR IT SPOKE GRACE
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