CHAPTER VII
A Noise in the Night
“Well, what do you think of that?” Terry exclaimed as Arden and she, still in the boat at the little dock, watched Melissa get into Olga’s car and drive away.
“Suppose she kidnaps little Melissa?” Arden facetiously suggested. “We must tell Sim. I wonder where she is.”
“Sim! We’re back!” Terry called. “Where are you?”
“Here,” Sim answered from inside the house. “I was writing a letter. Come on up to my room and tell me all about it.”
Arden and Terry, each carrying an oar, almost ran from the dock to the house, and Sim, who could not wait for them to come up to her room, met them at the door.
“Tell me all about it! I’m sure something exciting happened. I can tell by your faces,” Sim exclaimed quickly.
“First, we’ll tell you about the lovers’ quarrel,” Terry joked. “And if they are lovers——”
“They are not,” flatly declared Arden. “More like partners in crime——”
“Hey, there!” warned Sim, “no crime in this. Go ahead, children. What happened?”