“Dora.”
“Waal, by gum! she’s hit hard!” grinned Ephraim.
“She’s another little fool!” sneered Hodge.
“Now, I am sorry for Dora,” declared Frank. “Her little head is full of false notions, and she is very liable to make a big mistake on that very account. I wish I might warn Dora.”
“You can by wearing that knot of ribbon and becoming acquainted with her.”
“That is the very thing I will not do. I do not believe in becoming acquainted in such a manner.”
“Then yeou ain’t goin’ to wear the ribbon?” asked Ephraim.
“Certainly not!”
“B’gosh! yeou’d better let me wear it!”
Frank looked at the Vermont youth in surprise.