"
Miss Lou went with him gladly and found herself at the close of the
long, miserable day becoming positively happy. When out of hearing
she said, "Aunt's permission almost took away my breath. Yet it
seems to me just the way a girl ought to be treated. Oh, how
perfectly delicious is a little bit of freedom! How perfectly grand
to have something going on that does not mean no end of trouble to
one's self!"
Scoville laughed lightly as he replied, "I now wish you were a
soldier and an officer in my regiment. You and I would make good
comrades."
"You forget, sir," she answered in like vein, "that I am a
bloodthirsty little rebel."
"On the contrary, I remember that yours was the kind, pitying face
which made me half fancy I was in heaven when recovering from my
swoon."
"Chunk and Aun' Jinkey brought you back to earth right sudden,
didn't they?" and her laugh rang out merrily.
"Sister," cried Mr. Baron, running out on the veranda, "what on
earth--I thought I heard Louise laugh way off toward the quarters.
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