. Oh, Virginia! . had been. Why, Im a regular heroine, Gussie, sheexclaimed. Wont all the girls envy me!£ It doesnt sound just like the heroines Iveread about, objected Gussie. The ones inbooks usually get into some—some gracefulsort of trouble, with their golden locks wav-ing in the breeze and—and all that; and ahandsome hero comes to their rescue. ButJansen had to pull you out by your heels,Miss Jinks, and vour hair was all clammv */ «/ and plastered with mud. My word, you were a sight! jnt: c * she worked over you like a soldier till the doc- *- tor come. Dr. Penton said he guessed
. Oh, Virginia! . had been. Why, Im a regular heroine, Gussie, sheexclaimed. Wont all the girls envy me!£ It doesnt sound just like the heroines Iveread about, objected Gussie. The ones inbooks usually get into some—some gracefulsort of trouble, with their golden locks wav-ing in the breeze and—and all that; and ahandsome hero comes to their rescue. ButJansen had to pull you out by your heels,Miss Jinks, and vour hair was all clammv */ «/ and plastered with mud. My word, you were a sight! jnt: c * she worked over you like a soldier till the doc- *- tor come. Dr. Penton said he guessed saved your life—while your mother. .. OH, PSHAW, I LL BUDGE HIM! The Sunken Garden 107 was havin high-strikes and Mrs. Mac-whats-her-name was keepin her distance an tellinher husband in private that praps theyd havedone better to go to the Inn. Oh, I tell youMrs. Weatherbys all right. Shes a true lady,she is. Jinks sank back on her pillows with a groan. But they didnt go to the Inn, did they?Mother never would forgive me! You bet they didnt—hadnt any inten-tions. And I hated like poison to give thatmaid of theirs—with her Frenchy airs—myroom, grumbled Gussie. Well, I did you a good turn, anyhow,Gussie, giving you a chance to sleep in herewith me. And if you were too mean to saveme any candies, I know Ford kept me some. Well, itll be because I told him to, re-torted Gussie jealously. Im sure Ive neveryet give you the go-by, Miss Jinks. Jinks yawned and cuddled down. Of course you never have, Gussie. Yourean old clear. And I am a heroine, aint I?Good-night. CHAPTER VIII AN INVITATION TO DRIVE JINKSS pictures of app
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