CHAPTER XXV TO KNIT A STITCH
“GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
“Sorry,” said Billy. “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room. What keeps you there so long?”
“Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!” Mary Frances replied.
“Well, it must be lots of fun,” Billy said. “It certainly keeps you quiet enough. Come on, and have a game of tennis.”