Part 17 (1/2)
Soon they had reensward table, on which paper napkins formed the cloth The sandwiches were set out, with a bottle of olives to add to the attractiveness, and then the little kettle was put on the alcohol stove, which had been set up in the shelter of the great oak's !” finally announced Betty ”Handwater over the silver tea ball, Betty circulated it around in the cup, until one fragrant breas made She passed this over to Mollie, and proceeded to irl, as she tasted it, crea been added ”Oh, isn't this just lovely!”
”Perfect,” !”
In pure enjoyrass after the meal, and then, as Betty, after a look at her watch, warned them that the better half of their journey still lay before theain
They had proceeded a mile or so, and the as not so pleasant now, for the road was sandy, when they can-post bore letters that could scarcely be irls were not quite sure which way to take to get to Rockford They were debating the n-post, when a farmer drove past
”Which road to Rockford, please?” hailed Betty
”Th' left!” he exclai there!” This last to the horses, not to the girls
”The road ht,” murmured Betty, as the farht to know,” insisted Grace ”We'll take the left,”
and they did
If they had hoped to have all go sirls were destined to disappoint so interestedly that they never thought to glance at the sign-boards, of which they passed several
It was Amy who discovered the error they had made--or rather, the error the far of the ways, they saw a new sign-board, put up by a local autoht miles to Hamptown, and ten to Denby,” read Amy ”Girls, where is Rockford?”
Anxiously they stared at the sign
”It doesn't see about Rockford,” ested Mollie, humorously
Betty looked puzzled, annoyed and a little anxious A snub-nosed, freckle-faced boy ca the dust of the road with a long switch
”Which is the road to Rockford, little boy?” asked Betty
”Huh?”
”I say, which is the road to Rockford?”
”Give hiested Mollie, in a low tone
”Are you folks peddlin' candy?” asked the boy, and his eyes shone
”No, but we have soet to Rockford”
”You're five h he took personal delight in their dile way Huh!”