Part 3 (2/2)
”Goodness, sounds like a cat fight,” chuckled Grace, but Mollie unceremoniously shook her into attention
”Grace, behave and tell us,” she ordered
”What?” asked Grace aggravatingly, but added hastily as Mollie again raised the knitting needle at a threatening angle: ”All right, if you'll just giveyou ask”
With that the three ju so suddenly that Grace, the only occupant left, bounced into the air and landed with a thuhed and drew up three chairs in a semi-circle in front of her to make escape ily upon her
”I didn't know it ht,” she said in response to the tacit order ”Then it was patriotic Aunt Mary who proposed it”
”Proposed what?” they cried
”Well, that's what I'ive me half a chance
She said she felt as if she owed so stood so loyally behind Uncle Sae at Bluff Point to use as long as anted it”
”Bluff Point!” cried Betty, while her eyes began to sparkle ”Why Grace!
isn't that the place you were telling us about--”
”Where the quaint little house stands on a bluff--” added A white beach that leads down to the ocean?” went on Betty
”The very sah of pure excitement and happiness
”Isn't it wonderful,” cried Mollie joyfully, ”how so to make us happy?”
”Yes, but when I said that to Aunt Mary last night she smiled and looked wise--you knoeet she is--and said that that was the way happiness always ca others to be happy”
”But we haven't done anything to make anybody happy--particularly that is,” said Mollie wondering
”I said that too,” nodded Grace ”But she only went on s, and I realized she must have e how everybody persists in calling it work and giving us so irls,” she added, laughing breathlessly, ”the great fact is that we are going to have another adventure in the open The very thought of it makes me want to roll in the buttercups”
”Goodness, there's one open in the back ested Mollie ”You can roll in it, if you want to”
”Well, I don't--I want a whole patch of thehed at Mollie's picture ”My, I feel younger already”
”Well of course you need to,” drawled Grace, adding with a fond glance at the glowing Little Captain: ”You look so terribly like a dried-up ancient, dear”
”But when shall we start?” cried Mollie, co topic at hand ”Goodness, I'd like to throw a few clothes in a suitcase and start right away--quick--this ?” asked Grace, anxiously
”Froht,” twinkled Betty, adding eagerly: ”How long do you suppose ill have to wait, Grace? Did your Aunt Mary say e could have the cottage?”