"No; you will ride. Margery and Tommy also may ride. Hazel, Jane and I
will walk. It will do us good, for we need exercise this morning,
though I must say that a little breakfast would not come amiss."
"You thay that ith a Democrat wagon?" questioned Tommy.
"Yes, dear. Why do you ask?" answered Miss Elting smilingly.
"I jutht wanted to know. I'll walk, thank you, Mith Elting. You thay
it ith a Democrat wagon?"
"Yes, yes. What of it?"
"I wouldn't ride in a Democrat wagon. My father would dithown me if I
did! If it wath a Republican wagon, now, it would be all right--but a
Democrat wagon--thave me!"
CHAPTER V
THE ROCKY ROAD TO WAU-WAU
"You surely are a loyal little Republican, Tommy. Whether we agree
with you in politics or not, we must respect your loyalty. However, I
think you had better get up and ride," urged Miss Elting.
Tommy shook her head, regarding the democrat wagon with a disapproving
squint. Jane assisted Harriet up over the front wheel, Margery climbed
in on the other side, the boy "pushed on the reins," and the
procession moved slowly toward the main road, with Miss Elting, Jane,
Hazel and Tommy trudging on ahead. Harriet rode only a short distance
before she grew weary of it, and, dropping to the ground, ran on and
joined her companions.
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