Part 16 (1/2)

”But haven't you any money?” cried Amy

”Not one cent I shall have to hurry back to the parish house and beg some of Momsy”

”And leave me here?” demanded Amy ”Never!”

”Hoill you fix it, then?” asked Jessie, as really disturbed and could not enjoy her sundae

”Oh, don't let that nice treat go to waste, Jess”

”It does not taste nice to me if we can't pay for it”

”Don't be foolish Leave it toon her feet

”I'll speak to the clerk He's nice looking and wears his hair slicked back like patent leather Lo-o-vely hair”

”Aht up, I tell you I am sure I can ain”

”I would be sha alrily, for so that You sit down here and wait till I run back to the church----”

”Oh, you won't have to,” interrupted Airls We can borrow----”

But the girl who headed the little group just then entering the door of the Dainties Shop was Belle Ringold The three who followed Belle were her particular friends Jessie did not feel that she wanted to borrow money of Belle or her friends

CHAPTER XII

THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

”Neverher churoup ”I'll ask them It's my fault, anyway And I only meant it for a joke----”

”A pretty poor joke, Amy,” Jessie said, with some sharpness ”And I don't want you to borrow of them I'll run back to the church”

She started to leave the Dainties Shop Sally Moon, as just behind Belle Ringold, halted Jessie with a firrasp on her sleeve

”Don't run away just because we caht back,” Jessie Norwood explained ”Don't keep roup

”I've got to run back to the church to speak to mother for a moment”

”Yourin her flivver e came away The committee's broken up and the parish house door is locked”

”Oh, no!” ood deal appalled