The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise by Margaret Burnham
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"Isn't that just like a brother? Always sending his long-suffering sister
on his errands." "Why, you know you are dying with curiosity yourself, to know what's on that signboard," parried Roy. "And I suppose you're not," pouted Peggy in mock indignation. "However, I'll get the field glasses to oblige you--just once." "As if you won't try to secure the first peek through them!" laughed Roy, as sunny Peggy tripped off across the lawn to a big shed in the rear of the Prescott home, where the aeroplanes and their appurtenances were kept. She soon was back with the field glasses, and, as Roy had prophesied, raised them to her eyes first. Having adjusted the focus, she scrutinized the sign carefully. By this time the big board had been raised horizontally above the doors and was being fixed in position. Suddenly Peggy gave a little squeal of astonishment and lowered the magnifiers. "Well, what is it?" chaffed Roy; "an anarchist bomb factory or an establishment for raising goats, or something that will "butt in" just as much on our peace and quiet, or----" "Roy Prescott," enunciated Peggy, severely shaking one pink-tipped finger under Roy's freckled nose, "this is not a subject for jesting." "Never more serious in my life, Sis. If you could have seen your own face as you peeked through those glasses----" |
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