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Laddie

CHAPTER IV
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He got her all she could carry and guided her to Peter and Sally, introduced her to Peter, and then slipped away and left her.
Then he and Sally couldn't talk about their wedding, and Peter couldn't squeeze her hand, and she couldn't fix his tie, and it was awful.
Shelley and her boys almost laughed themselves sick over it, and then she cried, "To the rescue!" and started, so they followed.

They captured Miss Amelia and brought her back, and left her with father and the wonderful book, but I'm sure she liked the orchard better.
I took Grace Greenwood under my arm, Hezekiah on my shoulder, and with Bobby at my heels went away.

I didn't want my hair pulled, or to be teased that day.

There was such a hardness around my heart, and such a lump in my throat, that I didn't care what happened to me one minute, and the next I knew I'd slap any one who teased me, if I were sent to bed for it.

As I went down the lane Peter called to me to come and see him, but I knew exactly how he looked, and didn't propose to make up.
There was not any sense in Sally clawing me all over, when I only tried to help mother and Lucy find out what they wanted to know so badly.


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