Part 11 (1/2)
”Oh, the dears!” gushed Grace
”Isn't she too sweet,” whispered Betty, as she caught up Dodo
”And in need of soap and water, as usual,” co with them They are clean one minute--_voila_!
like little Arabs the next! What would you have?” and she threw herself into a tragic gesture, in ihed
”Have you a kiss for me, Paul?” demanded Grace, of the little fellohen she had replaced his sister on the walk
”Dot any tandy?” came the diplomatic inquiry
”Listen to the mercenary little wretch!” cried his older sister ”Paul, _ma cherie_, where are your manners?”
”Has oo dot any tandy?” caht find--just a morsel--if you'd kiss me first,” stipulated Grace
”Tandy fust,” was the imperturbable retort ”I like tandy--Dodo like tandy--we bofe like tandy!”
”The suhed Betty ”Do, Grace, if you have any left, relieve this suspense”
So, and then, with more of it spread on their faces than had entered their chubby mouths, the twins toddled off content
”Girls, what do you say to a little row on the river?” asked Mollie, when they had been refreshed by cakes and tea ”My boat will hold us all, and we can float down and talk of our co trip”
”Float down--and--_row_ back,” reood We , I believe the proper word is--in training for our hike”
”Hike?” queried Betty
”Suffragist lingo for walk,” explained Mollie ”Coono river ran but a short distance froirls were in an old-fashi+oned, but safely constructed, barge, half drifting and half rowing down the picturesque strea behind a bank of clouds, screened froe of trees And as they floated on they talked at intervals of A fun they expected to have
”Let's get farther out in the ested Betty, when they came to a wide part of the river ”It's more pleasant there, and the air is fresher It is very warreed Grace ”If it rains now it isn't so likely to e 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 one on for perhaps half aco with the rudder ropes, uttered an exclamation
”Oh!” she cried ”My feet are wet! Mollie, the boat is leaking!”
”Leaking?”
”Yes! See, the water is fairly pouring in!”