. St. Nicholas [serial] . Why don t six come 617 THE YIREOS NEST. By Ernest |OLLY was sitting snugly be-tween the roots of a bigsycamore that grew on thege of the river — a small,deep, quiet river that ranthrough the forest with manya delightful curve, closelyshaded by overhangingtrees. It was mid-after-noon, and warm out inthe sunshine, thoughJune had just come in, and the air was alivewith the winging and singing of countlessinsects and birds — all so active that Mollysidleness seemed almost a reproach to her. Not that she was altogether idle. She hadher sewing, though the stitch
. St. Nicholas [serial] . Why don t six come 617 THE YIREOS NEST. By Ernest |OLLY was sitting snugly be-tween the roots of a bigsycamore that grew on thege of the river — a small,deep, quiet river that ranthrough the forest with manya delightful curve, closelyshaded by overhangingtrees. It was mid-after-noon, and warm out inthe sunshine, thoughJune had just come in, and the air was alivewith the winging and singing of countlessinsects and birds — all so active that Mollysidleness seemed almost a reproach to her. Not that she was altogether idle. She hadher sewing, though the stitches were few, ifnot far between; and she had been watchingattentively the curious behavior of some largeblack ants that had their home in a hollowof the old tree. Just now, however, thesewere forgotten, and the girl was doing a littlethinking. Suddenly this was interrupted by the rhyth-mic rattle of oar-locks, and she glanced up tosee Jack Deane come swinging round the bendbelow, with strong strokes. Already he wasalmost within hailing distance. The lad was agreat chum of hers, a
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