The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House - Or, doing their best for the soldiers by Laura Lee Hope
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crooked!"
Mollie hugged her, and even Grace had to laugh. "Which reminds me," continued Betty, apropos of nothing at all, "that we have a whole holiday which we can spend just exactly as we please." "Yes, where shall we go?" cried Amy eagerly. "I thought maybe we could take Mollie's car and--and--" Three pairs of curious eyes were focused upon her as she hesitated. "And what?" they queried in chorus. "Well, I thought," continued Amy, a little shy, as she always was when about to suggest something for another's comfort, "I thought we might invite Mrs. Sanderson to go along." "Good for you, Amy dear," cried Betty eagerly. "That's just exactly what I was thinking. The dear old lady seemed so much better yesterday I thought we might persuade her to share our picnic with us. How about it, Mollie?" "Why, of course," answered the latter heartily, "I'd love to have her--if she'd come." "If she'd come?" repeated Amy, puzzled. "Why shouldn't she come--that is, if she's feeling strong enough?" "Well," explained Mollie, with a little smile as she recalled one of the many unusual conversations she had had with the little old woman, "she |
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