Part 15 (2/2)

”A good omen,” breathed Aht up the rear, carrying the sirls had packed The little cavalcade passed Mollie's house, Mrs Billette appearing at the ave another farewell

The tere not in sight

”For which I am thankful--they'd cry to come,” said their sister, ”and they are dreadful teases”

As the girls and their escorts swung around a turn in the highway a little later, about a mile froic accents:

”Look! The twins! They're following us,” and the others turned around to see Dodo and Paul, hand in hand, trudging bravely and determinedly after them

CHAPTER X

ON THE WRONG ROAD

Molly, for a moment, looked as if she wanted to cry fro ready to start had been trying on all of them Then the humor of the situation appealed to her, and she exclaimed, as the solemn-eyed twins drew: nearer:

”Dodo--Paul--what does this mean? Go back home at once! Mamma will be dreadfully worried about you Go back”

”We tuo for it oo, Mollie,” Paul added

”The little dears!” o all the way back with theo ho, doubtless, a chance to make capital out of the escapade

”Candy! The idea!”

”We go back if oo dot tandy,” spoke Paul, cunningly, seeing the drift of his sive the a motion toward her little case that Frank carried

”No, they must not be bribed,” said Mollie, fir back And oh! what faces they have! They ”

”Our tandy all gone,” spoke Dodo ”Oo dive us tandy we go back; won't us, Paul?” and confidingly she looked up into her brother's face

”We go for tandy,” he affirmed, and there was an air of deterirls

”You o back!” declared Mollie