rls from the snow-bound train started off with the farmer toward the only sign of life

our Celia go so much with Sallie Morton-though her mother does say that Sallie puts crazy notions into our Celia's h

f our girls at Lakeview Hall have to be

red Nan. "That's wort

her

ecovered from a fit of "the chuckles" over B

ity do your daughter and Salli

rmer. "Drat 'em! They've jest about

en't moving picture shows away ou

llie so crazy. Ye see, las' fall was a comp'ny makin' picters right up here in Peleg's west parster. Goodness me

round here. Good folks to sell chicken an' aigs to. City prices, we got,"

'most all around here air in them picters; ya-as'm! Ye wouldn't think I

fun!" cr

jest havin' our photographts to

their heads that they air jest cut out for movin' picter actresses. They wanter go off ter the city an' git jobs in one o' chem there

iting to work for the pic

rbone; an' one of the gals tried ter milk our old Sukey from the wrong side, an' Sukey nigh kicked her th

drift into a spot that had been cleared of snow before the Morton's side

r Celia and my Sallie. Them girls air strangers, ain't t

!" ejaculated Mr. Snubb

Ain't s

d. "Come in. Bring in them young ladies. I'll

Snubbins, as he and the chums from Till

ain't, I

the day with your Sallie. When she didn't come back at night my wom

ceivin' imps! Said they was goin' to the Corner. An' they did! Sam Higgin picked 'em up there an' took 'em along to Littleton; an' when

there could be no doubt. Nan was sorry she and Bess had come over from the train

or, and whispered: "What do you think, Be

, Nan?" c

ee, they are

starched house dress, everything about her as clean as a new pin, and a pair of silver-bowed spectacles pushed up to her f

s was impressed. "Isn't she

ame tone, for there were undried tea

He ain't been knowin' about our girl

cairt ter death, I have no doubt. What'll become of the

r. Snubbins said, succinctly: "These here gals are from a railroad train that

see the unexpected guests. "Snowed up-a whole train load, did you say? I declare! Sit down, do. I won't haf to put any extry pla

And they likely got to some big town or other," said Mr. Morton, "before the worst of the blizzard. T

give in she was beat. We was too ha'sh with her, Paw. I feel we was too ha'sh! And maybe we won't never see our little gal