She would have made some excuse to stay at home if she thought that Eugenia intended to carry out her plans at once; but thinking she would surely not attempt it until a later day, she mounted with the others and started down the avenue.
At the gate, as they turned into the public road, they spied a noisy little cavalcade racing down the pike toward them.

Rob Moore led the charge, and two strangers were following hard behind.
"It's the MacIntyre boys," exclaimed the Little Colonel, shading her eyes with her hand and then half turning in her saddle to explain to the girls.

"It's Malcolm and Keith.

You'll like them.

They stayed out heah with their grandmothah one whole wintah, and they used to come up to ou' house lots.