. Lasell leaves . THE BLUFF Jack London stalked moodily along besidethe girl whom he was mentally terming theonly one in the world. She was chatteringgaily, and occasionally smiling up at him inthe sweetest manner possible, while her handclung to his arm as they stepped over someparticularly rough or muddy spot. In short,her whole attitude should have met with somesort of a response; but on the contrary hisface maintained its gloomy expression. Withhis eyes fixed doggedly on the path ahead,he seemed determined to ignore her charms. He had been the happiest fellow alive thatmorning, for the day
. Lasell leaves . THE BLUFF Jack London stalked moodily along besidethe girl whom he was mentally terming theonly one in the world. She was chatteringgaily, and occasionally smiling up at him inthe sweetest manner possible, while her handclung to his arm as they stepped over someparticularly rough or muddy spot. In short,her whole attitude should have met with somesort of a response; but on the contrary hisface maintained its gloomy expression. Withhis eyes fixed doggedly on the path ahead,he seemed determined to ignore her charms. He had been the happiest fellow alive thatmorning, for the day had lain before himwith its program of a straw-ride, picnic, andthe possibility of meeting his chums newly-arrived cousin, Anne Barkley. The first blotupon his pleasure had been the sight of thataforesaid, very pretty, young lady, in gayconversation with his particular aversion, BobGraubert all through the straw-ride. Whenthe picnic grounds were reached, Anne hadlaughingly motioned the odious Robert to a place be
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