Excerpt from Folded Wings: And Other Stories From High School Life They're clean, even if they are barefooted. Violet looked at the children for a moment, then issued her invitation, which was clamorously accepted. Jean, seized with a desire to make the outing a picnic, ran to the house to beg lunch from Nora, while Violet penciled a note to leave at Mrs. Baker's door, saying that she had borrowed the children and would take good care of them. Then the children were stowed away in the car, with Thomas in proud position by the driver. The littlest one, he explained is Pudgy. Sammy is Mary Martha's twin. The introductions thus completed, the party started. It was a wonderful ride. There is nothing like the first time in any experience, observed Barbara. I can't remember my first car ride, but I am enjoying all the sensations of one now, vicariously. The ride terminated in the edge of a wood, near which a broad stream flowed, and the party spent an hour or two exploring the region and enjoying the shade. I wonder if that old bridge was left for picturesque effect, observed Barbara. The road has been changed, and there's a warning up not to attempt to drive across it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.