Betty Gordon in Washington; Or, Strange Adventures in a Great City

upposed the boy had risen earlier than usual and gone to the barn. Mr. Peabody, too, took it for granted that the boy was milking

e gets later and later every morning. The balers will be over to start work at seven, and if he thinks

g farm, according to the agreement made, and would be at B

" ordered Joe Peabody. "Send him in here

ence. Excitement was scarce in Ethan's life, and he enjoyed the pleasurable sensation of carrying unusual tidings, eve

Peabody stupidly. "Was he in b

n. "I thought he'd gone on out. Do you

e bench where the milk pails were usually left to air and dry.

unced: grimly. "Betty, do you know

to Mrs. Peabody's arms which closed around her, though that

the the girl, for Betty's convul

rie. If Bob's gone, he's gone,

nd, motioned to Ethan to

"If I get my hands on that boy he'll rue the day he ever set foot off this

g the tumbled hair f

"He's gone where you won't catch him, either.

his feelings, but the latch did not fasten so that h

ngs will never be any different here, Mrs. Peabody; you've said so yourself. I wish Uncle Dick woul

e hand, thrust into his ragged coat pocket, rested on a letter there. As he f

ut Bob's departure, but she asked no q

of the presence of the three balers. "Bob must be half way to Washington by now, and I don't believe they have the slightest idea he is headed

over to Glenside. She wanted to tell the Guerins that Bob had gone, and from their house she knew she could telepho

the house, Mr. Peabody jo

their neighbor on the south, his farm lying along the road in the directi

e done on the stone road. In all the weeks she had spent at Bramble Farm a horse had never been offered for her convenie

say Bob was goi

bit he

d evenly. "I-I don't th

show it. The poorhouse folks are going to ask me what becomes of him. You just tell me where he went, and I'll satisfy 'em. I won'

ands, but he was capable, she knew, of forcing her back to the farm and locking her up in her room till she furnished him wit

to come back," rep

elieve you," said

miser, that another man would have been ashamed to press her. Not so Peabody-he had always considered

rling farm now, and suddenly

aving a place where he was treated worse than a dog. You would do him no good-I'm sure of that. And

ent. He had seen Betty lose her temper befo

in this world. Joe Peabody isn't checkmated very often, and it takes more than an impudent girl to do it. I'm going into L

eart in her shoes. Jim Turner would be sure to tell of Lockwood Hale, and Mr.

and the doctor's wife made her lie down on the couch and rest before she would allow her to telephone to the Benders. Mrs. Bender's sister

etty was crying as she hung up the receiver. "I never saw you so unstrung, my dear. You won't be

t Betty's age, the latter a year or two older, looked at

being too ill to travel when the word came. "I didn't sleep very well last n

n of the beauties of the old desk, showing the secret drawer and the half score of carved pigeonholes and dwelling on the doctor's delight in securi

an especial favorite of his, and much i

" he growled. "I suppose he'd w

e charms you sold for him amounted to quite

the doctor shrewdly. "Well, well, the lad m

o satin smoothness and painted and stained in bright colors. Norma Guerin had worn one at boarding school, and it

her as far as the lane, and on the trip she told him that as soon as she

has given you a practical fund of self-reliance. You're better fitted than Alice to find your way about alone. Not that I would have chosen to have you get your knocks just in the mann