Part 25 (1/2)
”That's his cabin over there,” and Grace pointed to where it could just be seen ”Are there any charges on it?”
”Yep Three dollars”
”I'll pay theirls, I wonder what it can be?”
”Will's secret, probably,” answered Betty ”I wish he would come;” and she looked anxiously over the trail
”Don't you wish Allen would come, too?” asked Mollie, slily
”Hush!+” exclailance at Alice and Kittie
”Well, I' back, anyhow!” decided Grace, as she paid the express box for hi back They ht Papa would not like it”
”Well, perhaps that is a good plan,” agreed Betty ”I'll keep on with Ao tell papa, and have hi off with her chum
CHAPTER XVIII
THE AUTO ICE BOAT
Grace strode ahead so rapidly through the snow that Mollie was forced to ask her to moderate her pace
”This isn't a race!” was the objection
”But I want to stop thery, so Papa often said he'd do so desperate in his fits of tehed Mollie, frankly ”Only I just flare up for a second, and then I'm sorry for it”
”Oh, well, Will is too,” adive him a chance to be sorry Come on!”
”If I come any faster you'll have to carry irl like you”
”Oh, do co about in the snow, biting each other----”
”Boys don't fight that way, and you ought to know it,” said Mollie ”I detest fighting ht--if ever there is such a ti”
”Well, I've seen soahed
The girls were rather surprised, on co to a point where they could look down on the boys, to see ress The air see whiteback and forth, looking for vantage points Allen hovered about, seeing that no unfair tactics were used
Finally, as the girls started forward again, Grace much relieved in mind, Sam Batty pulled out his handkerchief and waved it
”What's that for?” asked Grace