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Updated: June 18, 2025
"We might be back on time for that; this is only Friday night, you know," persisted Polly, clinging to the hope of riding to Top Notch. "No girl or woman is going let that end the argument!" now said Mr. Brewster, with finality. There was silence for a moment, then Polly laughingly said to Eleanor: "Nolla, you and I will ride over to visit some old friends of mine to-morrow.
"Don't forget, Nolla, that we have our hands full of important work on Top Notch Trail, for an indefinite time," was Polly's warning. "Oh, I didn't forget that, but it won't keep us busy more than a few days," returned Eleanor. "That reminds me, Simms! Did you say you would take care of that wire to John?" asked Mr. Brewster, turning to the lawyer.
Quite different were the sensations of the two city girls, to those of Anne Stewart, as they passed over the same route and saw the same country. Perhaps it was the difference in training more than the ideals of the three girls. "Nolla, can all the houses be as horrid as those we have passed by?" asked Barbara, nodding at a group of log-houses.
"That's what you think, Nolla, but let me tell you this much right here" and Polly planted her feet firmly and lifted her head upon her proud neck, until Eleanor stood admiring her independence "I can talk for myself, every time! Don't ever quote me again in any thing that I ever said or did.
My expenses will be paid, and my salary for tutoring Nolla will be a blessing to help Paul through his third year's term of the college course. "I know your brother is away with Tom Latimer on some practice work with a survey crew, so his room is vacant this summer.
Anne understood how she must have felt, so she diverted the attention of the newcomers to the great yawning fire-place that could hold several tree-trunks at one time. "And do you know, Nolla, every bit of wood in this house was hewn and carted here by Mr. Brewster? You see the government allows settlers just so much timber with which to construct a home and barns.
"Oh, I see! you're crying because you are so selfish, eh?" Eleanor looked up astonished. "Selfish no, I want to be thrashed, you know." "And because you cannot get what you think you want, you sit out here and weep! Oh come, Nolla! come out on the terrace and let your Dad see how happy you are!"
"But we are not going to law, and if that gold is mine so that no one else has any right to say what I can, or cannot do with it, I shall do what I always planned to do with it even before Nolla and I found it again. I made up my mind that if ever one of dear old Montresor's relatives appeared I would go halves. And if they wanted the whole thing then they could take it, rather than fight for it.
"When you know her as I do, you will see that she really is not snobbish, but only assumes it. As I said, she is the result of silly training by a society mother. I have seen the genuine nature buried by habits and I am willing to help her bring it out to establish it permanently. Nolla will develop herself, if she is allowed to express herself without constant ridicule or reprimands.
"I say, Anne, why wouldn't this place give you 'atmosphere' for that story you want to write, some day?" exclaimed Eleanor, unexpectedly. Anne flushed and Polly looked at her in surprise. Barbara seemed amazed, too. "Is this something I never heard of?" asked the latter. "Oh, no; I once said to Nolla that I should love to be able to write a story, and she assured me I could do it.
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