Nothin' would do but she should stay at home today and I should go.

I knew what a disappointment 'twas to her, but she just made me do it.

She'll go tomorrow instead; that's the way we fixed it finally.

I'm awful glad for myself, but I do feel mean about Imogene, just the same." A few minutes later, the auto, with John, Emily and Thankful on the rear seat and Captain Obed in front with the driver, rolled out of the yard and along the sandy road toward Wellmouth Centre.

About a mile from the latter village it passed a buggy with two people in it.