“I suppose she would, as I’m a stranger to her. But I hate to be a bother.”
“No bother at all,” said Terry. “One of us can go with you, and the rest of us can stay here to receive our expected visitor. He may not come after all,” she added.
“Oh, I think he will,” said Arden.
“Then you two stay here,” suggested Terry quickly. “I will go in our boat with this lady. We’ll do some crabbing. It will be the best way.”
“And if our friend comes,” said Sim, “we’ll hold him until you get back, Terry.”
“Yes, do that.”
CHAPTER XXIV
The Man Arrives
Emma Tash was a very efficient woman. No sooner had the crabbing plan of approaching the Clayton shack been decided upon than she lifted up a small black bag which she had set beside her chair.
“If we are going crabbing,” she said with a smile, “I have my disguise in here.”
“Disguise!” repeated the girls in a chorus.