CHAPTER VII.

ON THE ROAD. With a delicious feeling of excitement Douglas woke early to find the day of their departure had dawned with a fair promise. It was crisp and sunny. In fact a typical November Virginia day. “It seems absurd to take a cold bath on a day like this,” Douglas thought as she was splashing around in her big tub. “Old Mr. Grouch himself couldn’t feel badly on a day like this, and cold water never got anyone clean. Habit is a funny thing. Just because all my family for generations on Daddy’s side always took a…