Part 2 (1/2)
”Are you girls going to stay alone to-night?” asked Ed suddenly
”Oh, no, indeed! We expect Nettie back fro away scares,” replied Bess
”But suppose she does not coht be well----”
”To hire a special officer? No, thank you,” answered Cora ”We are not the least bit afraid Besides, we have a gun”
”The dearest little revolver,” went on Bess ”Father got it specially for mamma, and she won't even look at it, so it's mine”
”Yes, and you most scared Nettie to death with it,” interrupted the twin sister ”What do you think, boys? Nettie wouldn't touch the thing, and actually took a dustpan and a brush and scooped the weapon up froerous?”
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”Better let e of that, Bess I won't take chances with Nettie scooping it up while I'e of it Father suggested it was not a bad thing to have along e take lonely runs But, of course, I should never dare to fire it even to scare a tra to stay here all suht you had planned for a tour so to tour in our cars through New England,”
answered Cora ”First, we are going to the Berkshi+res, then weto let our cars get rusty around here”
”No, indeed,” put in Bess ”We are only waiting to arrange about our chaperon Isn't it dreadful to be a girl, and have to be toted around under so?”
”Well, no I shouldn't exactly think it dreadful to be a girl,” and Jack irl, with rosy eyes and blue cheeks----”
”Jack!”
”But I was just going to say,” went on that young ht be inconvenient--at ti?” asked Walter the innocent
”That's just exactly the trouble If ere perfectly sure ould nota very pretty ”
”Then don't o”
”Me, too,” added Ed
”Me, three,” multiplied Jack
”We fully expected you all to come,” drawled Cora coolly
”Oh, you did? Isn't that nice! They fully expected us all to come, and never told us a word about it Now, that's what I call real cozy, and real----”
”Jack,” interrupted Cora, ”have we ever had a long trip entirely without you?”
”Seems to me you did have one or two--rather disastrous they were, too, if I reht up Now this tio in the line, eh?”
”Just to wind up the season,” Cora reht, Cora I hope we can fix it to go When do we start, if a fellow ht make bold to ask? You see, my car is in the shop Walter has loaned his to so like that doesn't o----”