I wish I had
thought about it yesterday-I'd have sent her a postcard." Because, one
thing, I never forgot about my sister's birthdays.
Harry said, "Why don't you call her up?"
"Sure," Westy said, "they'll just about be having the eats now ."
I said, "What good will that do me?"
"Anyway, where's the telephone?" Dorry said.
"I bet there's a booth over in that little station," Harry said; "why don't
you go over and see? It would be a big surprise, hey?"
I said, "You bet it would. Come on over and we'll see if there's one there,
Westy." The station that Harry spoke about was a little dinky station that
we had passed about a half of a mile back. When we passed it, Harry said he
guessed maybe it was the West Haverstraw Station. It was all dark even
then. But anyway, Westy and I decided we would go back to it and see if it
was open and if there was a 'phone booth there.
"Let's wait till half-past nine before we start," I said; "and then we'll
call up at exactly ten o'clock, because that's the time they'll all be
going in for the eats and they'll be giving the presents then, too. It'll
kind of seem as if I were there just at the right minute.
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