“Yes,” chimed in Tim. “When do we go up to the haunted lodge and get busy?”
CHAPTER IV
A Strange Conversation
Barry and Kent surveyed the grinning Ford boys for a moment in silence, “the wind taken right out of their sails,” as Kent said afterwards. Then Barry grunted.
“Where’d you fellows hear about that lodge?” he demanded.
“That won’t be much trouble to answer,” Kent declared, before either of the boys could speak.
“They have been to your house, and Pearl told Mac. Whatever you tell one of them, you tell the other.”
Mac’s only answer to the charge was a bland grin which admitted nothing, but Barry knew that Kent was right. His sister Pearl was an avowed friend of Mac’s, and the school chatter always linked their names together.
“I might have known it,” Barry said. “Well, as far as that goes, it wasn’t any secret from you fellows, but it mustn’t get all over town. I’ll warn Pearl to keep it quiet. I suppose you’ll want to go along.”
“Do we!” cried Tim. “Try and leave us home!”
“What do you think about skating up Buffalo River to the lake?” Kent asked.