Nora-Square-Accounts (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1912 Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXIII THE NEW CHAUFFEUR A MORNING breeze from the northwest blew across the old Webster Farm. It sailed a few fluffs of cotton, far up in a corn-flower sky, and they seemed to have floated from some country of peace and to be whiffed by soft breath over the clear green hills. Nora jumped up from her breakfast and called to Miss Anthony as she passed the sick-room door. "I'm going out to look for a place where I can holler." The blue dress and the fuzzy pigtail twinkled over a stone fence opposite the farmhouse and across-lots through the timothy to a high spot in the middle of the field. Standing on tiptoe on this hummock Nora shouted up the wind, "Daddy's better Daddy's better Daddy's better " "Hurroo " came a faint reply. She scanned the horizon. Nothing voiceful to be seen save a song-sparrow, and he couldn't say " Hur More clatter, barking, tooting and familiar voices drew her attention to the road. There in front of the gate stood the big black motor, just arrived and boiling over with boys and dog. "Hurroo " shrieked the boys, stumbling across the fields towards their sister. "Hurroo--oo--oo," answered Nora. "Oh, Bob, Oh, Danny, where did you get those clothes?" "Oh, Mrs. Wiedner gave them to us," vouchsafed Rob offhand. "Dad's better, isn't he? May we see him?" "I, me, and Wobbit got pony and tart, Nonie." "On'y the pony's awful old. He can't more'n walk. But you ought to see my bicycle." "Mine wockin' horse." "Motor-boats for the Lake. Three more autos you've never seen." "'Lectric lights." "Treasure sleeps in Shagbark's old house. It's got two rooms in it." "Tweasure got silver tollar." "It belonged to Wallace's dog, you see." "I got Wallit's dwum." "Who are Shagbark and Wallace?" demanded Nora. "Shagbark was Mrs. Wiedner's-son-Wallace'sm...