CHAPTER II
A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE
THREE weeks had passed, and as nearly every day had been fair, the guests at the Cleverton had lived out of doors, appearing at the hotel at meal-time, and at night.
Other wild flowers beside the bluebells were blossoming gaily, peeping up from the grass as if offering a welcome to all who looked at them; and even great rocks and ledges held tiny blossoming plants in their crevices.
The pony, Romeo, had come to the mountains with the family, and seemed to enjoy the outing.
Every morning Dorothy and Nancy went for a drive, and Romeo tossed his mane, and pranced as if to show his delight.
One morning the pony was standing at the porch, waiting for his little mistress, who soon came running down the stairs.
Floretta was standing in the hall, spinning a top.