Dolly made a clean breast of the whole matter, and though Mr. Fayre was dumfounded, he couldn’t suppress his laughter at the way his daughter had manœuvred.
“You’re a case, Dollygirl!” he exclaimed. “I’ll see Mr. Forbes about this to-morrow.”
“But you’ll stay in Berwick, Father?”
“Oh, yes, we’ll stay in Berwick. I think Berwick has earned the honour of your citizenship as long as you live. Dolly, you have surprised me,—you certainly have!”
“Where are you people?” called Bob Rose from the hall. “It’s time to start!”
Dolly was just then smothered in her mother’s embrace. She lifted her beaming face, and called out, “All right, Bob. Coming!”
And with gay laughter, the Rose-Fayre quartette started off, secure in the knowledge that they were all four, permanent citizens of the town of Berwick!
THE END
BOOKS BY CAROLYN WELLS