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"I guess it's mighty wild on that island," suggested the youngest.
"Eddie Case he took a trip around the lake on a swan-boat the other
day. He said that it was grand. He said youse could see fishes and
ducks, and that it looked just as if there were snakes and things on
the island."
"What sort of things?" asked the other one, in a hushed voice.
"Well, wild things," explained the elder, vaguely; "bears and animals
like that, that grow in wild places."
Van Bibber lit a fresh cigarette, and settled himself comfortably and
unreservedly to listen.
"My, but I'd like to take a trip just once," said the youngest, under
her breath. Then she clasped her fingers together and looked up
anxiously at the elder girl, who glanced at her with severe reproach.
"Why, Mame!" she said; "ain't you ashamed! Ain't you having a good
time 'nuff without wishing for everything you set your eyes on?"
Van Bibber wondered at this--why humans should want to ride around on
the swans in the first place, and why, if they had such a wild desire,
they should not gratify it.
"Why, it costs more'n it costs to come all the way up town in an open
car," added the elder girl, as if in answer to his unspoken question.
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