Nancy Brandon

terwards: "It

ust spied among the box of unclassified articles, and she told those boys a

As Ruth expressed it: "

very boy among them wanted to hear all that story, and co

n icy plank," Nancy trilled, becoming so interested in her subject she almost forgot the make up of it, "then he reme

r said "Jingo!" and there were probably many other subdu

iffing audibly, piped up a q

ncy," he corrected himself, "coul

the knife hasn't anythi

a chorus. "'

ory," applauded Nort Dunc

cut the ropes with a rusty kni

e we begin to see what you want to buy. There are three of us to serve you, and if we divide you up in thre

e not devoid of a sense of honor, not by any means, and sure

s, and it didn't matter how long it took him to please a customer. In one hour, however, he had sold ten at fifty cents, five

Isabel was having a fine time with the crab nets and fancy reels, the nickel kind with t

s' caps in trying out crab nets, or the occasional protest from someone who would resent being poked with new

o Nancy's ear. "You know the feller th

ask questions so she turned to meet the ve

"I can wait," and she stepped aside to let Tom Pr

er), she also wore a sweater to match, with a tan golf skirt and-heavy stockings, ending in good, strong, walking Oxf

o, Nancy reasoned, she had such pronounced individuality, that one did not observe separately her brown hair, her blue e

now he had a daughter, but the girl looked like h

d was now offering to

Ruth, "and I just dropped in to see if

ngs thin out a little I should like to introduce you to Nancy B

He insists upon spending a lot of time up here," she continued, "and I feel I must look after him a little

de away on wires and springs, flashed humorously through her mind. But again she found n

eared out." Their wants had been supplied, and the girls, with

them," worried Nancy. "I told them positively we would exchange

ted Isabel. "I had no idea that a lot o

ce at college sales, and it always seemed to me th

lege girl. Finally, when the receipts were all counted and it was found that the boys,

Ruth exclaimed, "and just lo

vals," suggested Isabel. "The lake folks wil

" added Ruth. "Guess we better tidy things up a

ught without giving the slightest hint of the possible use her father was apt to put them t

sabel tied up the goods for Sibyl,

d?" exclaimed Sibyl.

considerately. "I'm so sorry

o dispute, just to disagree, but they have both such old-fashioned, gentle natures that they consider it disgraceful to dissent from the views of loved ones. Oh, well!" this time the sigh w

?" faltered Nancy, i

man have been such close friends that Miss Townsend might fancy daddy influenced her brother. But I must be running along

in Ruth, while Isabel and Na

" was Nancy's first remark

saunter in. There, that sounds like a new song, doesn't it? But you know,

them where they live?" asked

o out now and follow her up the hill, I'll venture to sa

e come three autos. Now, ladies, step lively," and the

agreed, "they are comin