Part 7 (1/2)
”What does your father say, Dave?”
”He is leaving it entirely to e I can do so”
”What would you like to do best of all?”
”Oh, as for that, I'd like to travel, just as Uncle Dunston does I'd like to see the world”
”I suppose that would be nice, Dave But still a person can't be traveling all the time,” and Jessie's face clouded a trifle
”I shouldn't want to be traveling all the tiave her an earnest look ”I thought that was all settled”
”Settled? What?” And the girl gave hi to settle down so to settle doith me”
”Oh, indeed! That's the first I ever heard of it”
”Oh, but you know, Jessie----”
”Dave, do you know that Laura and Ben are sitting right behind us?”
”Yes, but they are busy with their own talk”
”Maybe you only think so”
”All right But it's settled; isn't it, Jessie?”
”I don't know that anything is settled” Jessie was gazing straight ahead at the road ”How about that beautiful young lady you rescued fro that up,” pleaded Dave, hastily ”That was all some of Ben's nonsense”
”But you did pull her out of the water; didn't you, Dave?”
”What if I did? You wouldn't have me let her droould you?”
”Oh, of course not But still Ben said----”
”Oh, there you go again! Didn't I tell you that was only some of Ben's nonsense? You ht Ben was a very truthful boy”
”Oh, well, if you're going to make a mountain out of a , Dave”