“He told us he was sad, at any rate. His heart is almost breaking.”
“Tut, tut!” said Miss Campbell, “he has much too good a circulation for such nonsense.”
“But he’s in love, Miss Campbell,” cried Elinor.
“Deeply, hopelessly in love,” added Mary.
“With a beautiful girl,” went on Billie.
“Who has a cruel father——”
“Who is a Mormon——”
“And won’t let her marry any one but Mormons——”
“Mormons,” cried Miss Campbell. “She can have only one at a time, child——”
“And Mr. Moore is not a Mormon. He’s a Kentuckian,” finished Nancy.