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their time over the radio set in Jessie's room. At leas

n; so they soon got back to normal. Not being obliged to get off to school every

" Amy said decisively, "w

ear out the radio, honey

dio stuff certainly comes through the air. Or do the

matter more deeply than I have," Jessie said demurely. "B

ere are just wonderful flowers there. And one of the girls said that her brot

e 'em," conf

hington sundaes," agree

h my radio while we are gone," and Jes

irls wended their way down to the little boathouse and la

ios!" excla

t place. Don't you remember? About carrying some kind of a condensed

that is

by this time. "It is not so far in advance, perhaps. I see one man h

lla!" gas

the broadcasting station he is 59 tuned to. Then he connects t

almost im

e can go off in his automobile and take it all with him. Or out

nd never mind the radio," cried Jessie, as Amy

g that water will hurt,"

ou have on can get wet. Do be still

o squirmy. One wound right around my arm once when I was fishing

I never thought about fishing, anyway. I wa

as "two hoots and a holler." Burd had spent a few weeks in the Tennessee Mountains on

rwood estate and almost touched the edge of Bonwit Boulevard. It was bordered by trees for

canoes. The Norwood's was not the only small estate that verged upon the lake, but

hed out from the landing the breath of summer air that followed

t, and they both used the paddle skillfully. The roomy canoe, if not built for great

heir paddles literally plied the lake as one. Faster and faster the canoe sped on and very 61 soo

y, after a while. "It stands there right where the bro

ting for, Amy?" d

ned Amy. "Whee! You are settin

ing over-fat, Amy," dec

ully big breakfast. The strawberr

nging a great shoe box o

came in it and I haven't enormously big fe

e Dogtown, I suppose?"

nder what became of that

found her cousi

o go 62 hunting through the neighborhood

then, Amy, that we should have asked

"How funny! She never could fill

, and still breathing easily as she set a slower strok

t girl,

But I mean that girl the two women forced to go wi

emember her. But what has that to do with little Henr

rl Henrietta was looking for was the girl

od! Do you

ughed Jessie. "But I think if I ever see that

of the old Carter place at the far end of the lake just before noon. An end of the old house had been burned several years before, but the kitch

claimed Amy, the moment she disembarked

ile is remarkably apt. And I feel that I mi

manded Amy, looking up and then tur

ose clouds. It is going

," and Amy looked a little disturbed. "I c

dry. And we'll take the cushions up to the old house," added Jes

y going into the h

y n

ace is kind

t seemed to haunt a country house, but after all it was only an old g

spirits," Amy tol

I never sa

! O-oh! That was a sharp flash, Jessie, honey. Let's run. I guess the haunts in the o

ckled Jessie, following the dark girl up the g

nd those strawberries we came for. I am afrai

eat elms sheltering it. The dooryard was covered with a hea

anes were broken and the steps 65 and narrow porch before the

he shuddered at the tempest. What might be of a disturbing nature in the old