Miss Billy’s Decision Book PDF Download

ecided that it’s been a year, almost, since I received
it. I think I was really convinced, for a while,
that–that she didn’t want that apple pie,” he
finished with a whimsical lightness that did not
quite coincide with the stern lines that had come
to his mouth.

For a moment there was silence, then Calderwell
spoke again.

“Where did you know–Miss Billy?”

“Oh, I don’t know her at all. I know of her–
through Aunt Hannah.”

Calderwell sat suddenly erect.

“Aunt Hannah! Is she your aunt, too?
Jove! This is a little old world, after all; isn’t
it?”

“She isn’t my aunt. She’s my mother’s third
cousin. None of us have seen her for years, but
she writes to mother occasionally; and, of course,
for some time now, her letters have been running
over full of Billy. She lives with her, I believe;
doesn’t she?”

“She does,” rejoined Calderwell, with an
unexpected chuckle. “I wonder if you know how she
happened to live with her, at first.”

“Why, no, I reckon not. What d