At any rate, I'll just try it." "Well, you don't seem to be standing with very _reluctant_ feet," said her father.

"I believe you're rather anxious to grow up, after all; but run along, chicken, and dress your hair any way you please.

I want you to have a good time at your first ball." As Frank Elliott and Kenneth Harper and Mr.Hepworth came down to Spring Lake to stay over Sunday, the party of friends at Marlborough House was considerably augmented.

When the young men arrived the girls were lazily basking on the sand, and Nan was pretending to read a book to the other two.

Only pretending, however, for Patty kept interrupting her with nonsensical remarks, and Marian teased her by slowly sifting sand through her fingers onto the pages of the book.
"I might as well try to read to a tribe of wild Indians as to you two girls," said Nan at last.