“I’ve been looking all over the place for you.”
“I told you I was going to wash my hair.”
“Well, if you did I forgot it, and I’ve been all over the grounds trying to find you.” Lois poked her head out of the window. “She’s here, Bet, come on up,” she called. “We have a plan for tonight,” she continued; “it’s too nice to waste time just roaming around.”
“That’s what I’ve been thinking. What are you going to do?”
Polly, now quite awake, was rubbing her head with the towel in an attempt to hurry the drying.
“Nothing very exciting, it’s Bet’s suggestion.”
“I like that,” Betty herself burst in upon them. “Not very exciting, just one of Betty’s silly ideas.” Lois and Polly laughed heartily. Nothing was quite so amusing as Betty trying to look offended.
“It’s a perfectly good idea, Poll,” Betty continued, “and fits in with this nice lazy day.”
“What is it?”
“Just a walk to the fort after dinner. Of course when we get there, we can sing and—”