I believe I can get to heaven by myself . '' `` You 'll go to the other place if you break the Sabbath day , '' said unhappy Dora , following him sorely against her will . But Davy was not scared -- yet . Hell was very far off , and the delights of a fishing expedition with the Cottons were very near . He wished Dora had more spunk . She kept looking back as if she were going to cry every minute , and that spoiled a fellow 's fun . Hang girls , anyway . Davy did not say `` darn '' this time , even in thought . He was not sorry -- yet -- that he had said it once , but it might be as well not to tempt the Unknown Powers too far on one day . The small Cottons were playing in their back yard , and hailed Davy 's appearance with whoops of delight . Pete , Tommy , Adolphus , and Mirabel Cotton were all alone . Their mother and older sisters were away . Dora was thankful Mirabel was there , at least . She had been afraid she would be alone in a crowd of boys . Mirabel was almost as bad as a boy -- she was so noisy and sunburned and reckless . But at least she wore dresses . `` We 've come to go fishing , '' announced Davy . `` Whoop , '' yelled the Cottons . They rushed away to dig worms at once , Mirabel leading the van with a tin can . Dora could have sat down and cried .
Oh , XXXXX only that hateful Frank Bell had never kissed her !
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