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"That  that's ours, if you please," said Betty. Her voice was weaker than she had thought it would be, and quite wobbly, too. Her knees, she confessed later, were in the same state. But she presented a brave front. THAT'S OURS IF YOU PLEASE SAID BETTY HER VOICE WAS WEAKER THAN SHE HAD THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AND QUITE WOBBLY TOO HER KNEES SHE CONFESSED LATER WERE IN THE SAME STATE BUT SHE PRESENTED A BRAVE FRONT
rest, much sooner than they had deemed it possible. Perhaps they walked faster than usual. And, as they came in sight of the quiet little grassy spot, Mollie exclaimed: "Oh, girls, I see it. Just where I so stupidly left it; near that big rock. Hurry before someone gets there ahead of us!" They broke into a run, but a moment later Grace cried: "Too late! That tramp has it!" The girls stopped in dismay, as they saw a rather raggedly-dressed man slink out from the shadow of a tree and pick up the lunch valise. He stood regarding it curiously. "Oh, dear!" cried Grace. "And I was so hungry!" Betty strode forward. There was a look of determination on her face. She spoke: "Girls, I'm not going to let that tramp take our lovely lunch. Come on, and I'll make him give it back!" "Betty!" cried Amy. "You'd never dare!" "I wouldn't? Watch me!" The man was still standing there, looking at the valise as if in doubt whether or not to open it. Betty with a glance at her chums walked on. They followed. THE GIRLS REACHED THE SPOT WHERE THEY HAD STOPPED FOR ARREST MUCH SOONER THAN THEY HAD DEEMED IT POSSIBLE PERHAPS THEY WALKED FASTER THAN USUAL AND AS THEY CAME IN SIGHT OF THE QUIET LITTLE GRASSY SPOT MOLLY EXCLAIMED O GIRLS I SEE IT JUST WHERE I SO STUPIDLY LEFT IT NEAR THAT BIG ROCK HURRY BEFORE SOME ONE GETS THERE AHEAD OF US THEY BROKE INTO A RUN BUT A MOMENT LATER GRACE CRIED TOO LATE THAT TRAMP HAS IT THE GIRLS STOPPED IN DISMAY AS THEY SAW A RATHER RAGGEDLY DRESSED MAN BLINK OUT FROM THE SHADOW OF A TREE AND PICK UP THE LUNCH VALISE HE STOOD REGARDING IT CURIOUSLY OH DEAR CRIED GRACE AND I WAS SO HUNGRY BETTY STRODE FORWARD THERE WAS A LOOK OF DETERMINATION ON HER FACE SHE SPOKE GIRLS I'M NOT GOING TO LET THAT TRAMP TAKE OUR LOVELY LUNCH COME ON AND I'LL MAKE HIM GIVE IT BACK BETTY CRIED AMY YOU'D NEVER DARE I WOULDN'T WATCH ME THE MAN WAS STILL STANDING THERE LOOKING AT THE VALISE AS IF IN DOUBT WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN IT BETTY WITH A GLANCE AT HER CHUMS WALKED ON THEY FOLLOWED
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