Five minutes later they were seated in the parlor, but they were still greatly excited over the meeting.
“You’re a pair of bad, bad boys!” said Inza. “Why didn’t you let us know you were coming?”
“Oh, we thought it would be jollier to give you a surprise,” answered Merry. “We didn’t know we’d be able to get here so soon. Canceled our last lacrosse game and the team disbanded. Met with only one defeat, and that was in Canada. For a fact, those Canadians can give us points at some things.”
“Lacrosse, polo, ice hockey, and such sports,” nodded Hodge. “But we lost our game with them by only one point, and we did defeat one Canadian team. Beyond question, we had a team that could walk away with anything in the United States.”
“And is that the end of your tour?” questioned Inza.
“Yes, it’s all over,” answered Bart regretfully. “We’ve had a royal good time.”
“We’ve had a royal good time,” echoed Frank; “but now we’re going to work.”
“Our day of play is over,” sighed Hodge.
“It’s Mexico for me, with very little delay,” said Merry. “The Central Sonora Railroad is under construction, and it’s my duty to be on the ground.”
“But we’re going to take you with us, girls,” declared Bart.