CHAPTER I
ON THEIR WAY
The four Merriweather Girls were assembled at the railroad station where the long string of Pullman coaches stood ready. The girls were starting on a vacation trip to the southwest.
"What's the matter, now, Joy Evans? Why all the tears?" Bet Baxter, her blond hair in disarray, caught the girl by the shoulders and gave her a rough but affectionate shake.
"Oh, let her alone, Bet," laughed Shirley Williams. "That's Joy's...
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