"That sounds good to me," murmured Nat.
"Go on, Elmer, and tell us just what you want us all to do," urged Lil Artha.
"First of all, you are to start on again, just as before, Lil Artha."
"Yes, I get that all right," replied the tall lad.
"And the rest of us will shadow you," Elmer continued.
"I don't quite understand what you mean, Elmer; will you keep a certain distance behind me all the time?" Lil Artha asked.
"You can make up your mind that we'll be close enough every minute to hear you whistle steadily as you trudge along," came the reassuring reply.
"And that means you'll get on to what they say to me when they show their hand: eh, Elmer?"
"Just what it does, Lil Artha," the leader answered.
"Fact is, I want to hear that little dialogue or conversation the worst way. Because, you see, we may have to repeat this story a few times later on, and we'd like to be able to have it all down pat."