He turned to behold Mollie Horton, one of the girls of Cresville, with whom he and his chums were on friendly terms.
“Hello, Mollie!” called Jerry. “Come and have lunch with us.”
“You’d better wait until you see who’s with me,” she replied. “Perhaps you will wish to recall your invitation. Alice Vines and Helen Gale are right over here.”
“Bring them along,” invited Ned. “That’ll be one apiece for us, and Andy can be chaperon.”
“One what apiece?” asked Bob, who was looking at a man selling box-kites.
“Girls, of course, you chump. Don’t you want a nice girl to take to dinner?”
“Sure!” replied Chunky, looking around. Mollie motioned for Alice and Helen to join her, and soon the merry party were seated at a table beneath a cool tent.
Jerry ordered a substantial lunch, much to Bob’s delight, and finished it off with plates of ice cream.
“What are you girls going to do this afternoon?” asked Jerry as they left the table.