I thought you were n't the kind to turn up your toes so easy . You should of heard the girls crying . `` They 're all getting their winter finery now and the talk about it would make you sick . The Story Girl is getting hers from Paris and Felicity is awful jealous though she pretends she is n't . I can see through her . `` Kitt Mar was up here Thursday to see the girls . She 's had the measles so she is n't scared . She 's a great girl to laugh . I like a girl that laughs , do n't you ? `` We had a call from Peg Bowen yesterday . You should of seen the Story Girl hustling Pat out of the way , for all she says she do n't believe he was bewitched . Peg had your rheumatism ring on and the Story Girl 's blue beads and Sara Ray 's lace soed across the front of her dress . She wanted some tobacco and some pickles . Ma gave her some pickles but said we did n't have no tobacco and Peg went off mad but I guess she would n't bewitch anything on account of the pickles . `` I ai n't any hand to write letters so I guess I 'll stop . Hope you 'll be out soon . DAN . '' THE STORY GIRL 'S LETTER `` DEAR PETER : -- Oh , how glad I am that you are getting better ! Those days when we thought you would n't were the hardest of my whole life . It seemed too dreadful to be true that perhaps you would die .
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