“I’m glad she saw our point of view,” Janet commented dryly when the girls had left the vicinity of Phyllis’ home.
“Do you suppose we should tell Phyllis we were here?” Gale asked after a moment.
“We better,” Valerie said.
“I hope Miss Fields doesn’t think Phyllis sent us up there,” Janet put in.
“I hope not!” Gale said.
“Well, what luck?” Carol demanded when the three girls reëntered the Kopper Kettle.
“Not one inch of ground has been gained,” Janet sighed. “We were forced to retreat. The enemy was too much for us.”
“You should have used strategy,” Carol insisted.
Janet sighed and motioned to Phyllis who was just entering.
Phyllis listened silently to the story of the girls’ visit to her Aunt. She had not a word of comment to make. She was not surprised at the abrupt manner of her Aunt. She might have told them to expect nothing else.