“Which shows,” said Mary, “that it is the early hero who catches the girl. Just think what a waste of a perfectly good adventure!”
“Anyhow it proves that we’re not in the class with Bob’s stupid people who never have adventures!” said Madeline, “and that’s a great relief. Here comes Miss Hale.”
“Girls,” said Ethel, hurrying up to the group, “have you any plan for this morning?”
“Nothing but to sit around here until it’s time to have a bath in the swimming-pool,” answered Betty. “So I’m sure that we should all like to do whatever you’ve thought of.”
“These friends of your father’s have been telling us about another bathing-place,” explained Ethel, “out on the surf-side of Hog Island.”
“That’s the little island out in the harbor, isn’t it?” asked Betty.
Ethel nodded. “The man who owns it runs boats back and forth across the bay all through the morning. He has a fruit orchard out there too, where you can stop to rest and eat all the fruit you want after your bath. These people say it’s great fun to go over there, and the nicest part of all is that it only costs twenty-five cents.”
“Boat trips and fruit and all?” asked Eleanor.
“Boat trips and fruit and all,” repeated Ethel.
“Of course we all want to go,” said Mary. “We don’t want to go home feeling that we have missed anything—particularly something that only costs a quarter.”