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"A crazy man," murmured Betty. "Worse and worse-- and more of it."
"Girls," cried Amy, jumping suddenly to her feet, "I have an idea."
"Impossible!" drawled Grace.
"Why," went on Amy, unheeding Grace's remark and growing visibly more
excited as she talked, "you know, Professor Dempsey went crazy-- or at
least we supposed he did-- and ran away into the woods. Now since Will
thinks this man is crazy too, why, they may be one and the same
"Amy!" cried Mollie, her eyes beginning to shine as she realized the
possibility of what the girl had said. "You are a wonder, child! Why
didn't any of us think of that before?"
"Because it is rather far-fetched and absurd, I suppose," said Grace,
the suggestion of a sneer in her voice bringing a quick flush to Amy's
face.
"I don't see that it is so far-fetched-- or absurd either," Betty
broke in quietly. "Remember, we are only a little over fifty miles
from the place where Professor Dempsey had his cottage, and it would
be easy for him to wander this far."
Here Frank broke in on behalf of the very much mystified boys.
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