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Title: Girls of '64
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Knipe, Emilie (Benson) 1870- Knipe, Alden Arthur, 1870-
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Publisher: New York : Macmillan
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er Woods alone and she wasnow alert to seize the first opportunity that offeredto try her plan. Harriot, driving the old horse, chattered on, seem-ingly unmindful of Dorotheas indifferent answers,and presently they neared the place where the pathentered the woods. My, but this Is a slow horse, Dorothea sud-denly remarked out of a clear sky; which was doingthe animal something of an injustice, and Harriotimmediately rushed to Its defense, as Dorotheahoped she would. Its not so slow at all, Harriot contradictedpromptly, Mose Isnt very young any more, buthes not so slow either. I could walk home quicker than well get therethis way, Dorothea answered with exaggeratedscorn. You could not, Harriot answered. Youcouldnt possibly, even If you ran through thewoods. Oh, pshaw, remarked Dorothea. I couldcrawl through the woods and beat you home. Ill bet you our dessert for supper you cant! Harriot challenged promptly and pulled up the horseat the path. All right, cried Dorothea, jumping down into
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A flag of truce, honored alike by the Confederacy andthe Union. A Debt to be Paid 187 the road. * Well see who eats two desserts, andwith a wave of her hand she plunged out of sightwhile Harriot chirped old Mose into a good trot. Once safe from observation Dorothea slowed herwalk to a saunter. Before she had attained herobject she had pictured Lee Hendon as popping outfrom behind every bush; but now that she was ac-tually among the trees she realized that if he was inhiding he would scarcely wish to be seen by a strangerwandering that way. Yet, if he was there, she mustfind him, for she did not know when another suchchance would present itself. She dared not call his name. It was possible, ofcourse, that, save for him, she was the only personwithin miles; but she could not be certain of this.And how could she show him that she was a personto be trusted? That seemed a difficult thing toaccomplish. Then, of a sudden, she remembered her comingto the South under a flag* of truce, honored

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