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Sugar Creek School
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
May 4, 1892
"I think Will Price is the handsomest boy in school," declared Hettie Foreacre with a smug little smile.
"You think all the boys are handsome, Hettie," countered Elizabeth Cates with a soft laugh. The other two girls sharing the bench with them giggled, too.
"Kate doesn't think Will is handsome," teased Hettie. "She's sweet on..."
"Hush, Hettie!" Kate Black gasped, her blue eyes wide. "You wouldn't dare..."
Hettie smiled. "She's sweet on Charlie Callahan!" she announced.
Kate blushed deeply, but she smiled nonetheless. Composing herself, she sat up very straight. "And why not? Charlie's the tallest, strongest boy we know. And I bet he's the best base ball player our age in the whole county."
Elizabeth shook her head. "Kate, I swear you like base ball more than any boy I know."
"What's wrong with that?" Kate inquired.
Just then, Charlie strolled by with two other boys. Seeing them, the girls burst into another round of giggles. The boys paid them no mind, and kept walking past.
"What on earth is wrong with them?" asked Jimmy Moffat. Jimmy was husky, with a thick shock of dark brown hair. He was Charlie's best friend.
Charlie, tall and blond, shook his head. "They're girls. 'Nough said."
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