As a pledge of
our good faith--does that sound nice and lawyer-like?" Will was studying
law, and Helen, too, liked to tease occasionally--"I do affirm that if you
will do that for us, I will do something nice for him, on your account."
"Then I certainly will. It is what I have been trying to convince you for a
month that you ought to do."
The girls told him why it was they were so anxious to know more of Alson's
private affairs.
"I would like to prove that your Aunt Sue and I are right, you know," said
Mary.
"Well," said Will, turning to his sister's guest, "don't let them prejudice
you against Al. He is off the track just now, I know. The girls are not
having much to do with him, but I have seen worse than he is." Will went
off whistling. The next day he was ready with his report.
"Girls," he began, "Mary wins in the argument about trifles, and as a
result I am feeling pretty mean about the business. I guess I am the trifle
in the case."
Both girls laughed as they glanced at his six feet of length, and his
great, broad shoulders.
"O, it is no laughing matter," he said, good-naturedly.
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