"Well, not till next week, Mr. McDonald. We have planned to go for a picnic
to Brackly Point, but you can tell the girls at home to look out for them
next Wednesday; you need not take the trouble to come in for them, Mr.
McDonald; I know how busy you are on the farm, and Gertrude knows the road.
You must not let them run wild," she laughingly said, "but keep them well
in order. But I must hurry home or I shall not be in time to give cook
these vegetables for dinner. You must call in and see us on your way out of
town, Mr. McDonald," and promising to do so he walked with them to where
the carriage was waiting, and they drove home discussing the proposed visit
as they went. Dexie then explained how she became acquainted with the
farmer, and gave them a short account of the troubles he had experienced
while visiting Nova Scotia.
"He shows to better advantage when he is at home on his own farm," said
Beatrice. "He told us how he fell among thieves when he was in Halifax, and
how a kind gentleman befriended him, but I did not expect I would ever know
any of the family that he praised so highly when he told us the story.
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