“I think Helen should get the most,” suggested Mike. “She really has almost starved.”
“Oh, this is great!” exclaimed Dot, as she examined the boxes. “There are ten sandwiches—and six peaches—and—and——”
“And what?” demanded Pat, hungrily.
“And two apple pies!”
Both boys let out a whistle, and Helen clapped her hands.
“But how did you two girls ever expect to eat all that for your supper?” asked Pat.
Dot giggled.
“I told the cook to put in a lot,” she replied, “because when Linda and I go off on trips we never know how long we’ll be stranded.”
“But there aren’t any desert islands around here,” remarked Mike, who had heard the story of the girls’ adventures in the Okefenokee Swamp.
“No, but you never can tell,” returned Dot. “Now—fall to! Here are two sandwiches and a peach for each one of you, and Helen gets the extra peach.”