THE APPLE TREE GIRL
home," said Charlotte, looking at him with her deeply expressive eyes.
"Oh, I can always take you home. But where shall we go first?"
Charlotte considered for a moment, and then her weakness for sunsets prevailed. "Suppose we take this road to the top of the hill," she said. "There's a beautiful view from there."
As though it heard her, the Little Rattler at once roared forward and began to storm up the hill.
"You know, it won't always be like this," said Neil. "A doctor has to go slow the first year, but it won't be long now before I'll be making a good living. Say! Did you ever see my pill box?"
Written down, it looks like a prosaic question, but you would have been surprised at the sentiment which the young physician managed to crowd into it.
"N-no," said Charlotte.
"I'll show it to you as soon as we get to the top."
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