An Adirondack cabin Author:Margaret Sidney Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. Cicely's Company. I'M going to have the Fanshawes to tea to-night, Travers," announced Cicely, with dignity, a few days later. "Glad to know i... more »t," said Travers; "for now 1 shall cut and run." "Oh, Travers!" exclaimed Cicely, grasping the top button of his coat in alarm; "you wouldn't do such a thing." ''The idea of my coming in to see those giggling creatures!" exclaimed Travers, in disdain. "Just fancy it." "Giggling creatures," cried Cicely; "they are very elegant girls; ever so much nicer than your friends. There's Tom Fisher; he looks like a fish, and I'm sure he don't say any more than an oyster." "Well, he can talk fast enough." cried Travers, hotly, "when girls aren't poking around. They wouldn't know if he did talk sense, so what's the use?" "I don't poke around," declared Cicely, her head in the air. "You are always teasing me to come in when they are here. I don't care if I never see one of those dreadful boys again." "And I'm positively sure I don't care for those Fanshawes," declared Travers, snapping his fingers derisively. "Besides, you don't know how to get up a spread, Cicely." " Indeed, I know the newest, most stylish things," declared Cicely, triumphantly. "The Fanshawes will be very much surprised; you see if they aren't, Travers." "And everybody else, too, I guess," he muttered. "You'll hesorry enough," he added aloud, "and wish yourself out of the scrape a thousand times. Take my advice, Ce, and stay out." " Indeed, I shall not," declared Cicely, with a confident scorn. " T wouldn't for anything, Travers. Besides, I've invited them already." "Well, be it on your own head, then," exclaimed Travers; "that's all I've to say about it. I wash my hands of the whole thing." And he strode toward the door. "Why, Traver...« less