"I will tell you Saturday morning," he returned with a smile. "Perhaps in that time other developments may occur that will alter my final decision in the matter."
"It sounds most mysterious," laughed Dolly, "can't we guess what it's all about?"
"You may guess, if you like, but I don't promise to tell you if you guess correctly. And I don't mind adding, that I feel pretty sure you couldn't guess correctly, if you tried!"
"No use trying, then!" said Alicia, gaily. "Oh, I'm so glad we're going to stay longer. I want to do a lot of things beside the celebrations we've just planned. I do think you're the best and kindest uncle in the whole world! I've got a secret, too, and some day I'm going to tell it to you all."
"Secrets seem to be the order of the day," laughed Dolly; "we'll have to scrape up one, Dot."
"Well, it's no secret that we're having one grand, glorious, good time!" said Dotty. "What's on for this morning?"
Mr. Forbes went off to his own room then, and the girls planned out all they should do for the rest of their stay in the city.
There was some shopping, some sight-seeing and some errands yet undone but they at last agreed on a programme that would suit everybody.
Dotty's party, as they called it, took place on Thursday night, and she had her way about having it a small gathering. There were about twenty in all, and according to Dotty's wishes it was not only a dancing party. There were games as well as dances, for Dotty loved games.
Some of the city young people were at first inclined to laugh at the idea of games, but when they began to take part in these that Dotty had planned they became exceedingly interested.