“Oh, that’s a relief, dear! I was so worried. Ralph is here with me, waiting for news. I’ll send him right over in his car.”
“That’s fine, Aunt Emily. And by the way, we have Helen—Amy, you know—with us.”
“That’s good news! And tell her that I have some news to tell her, too. I hope that she will find it good this time—not like Mrs. Fishberry’s surprise visit.”
“What is it?”
“Better wait and see,” replied Miss Carlton. “Ralph’s leaving now—see you in ten minutes—good-by dear.”
Linda turned to Dot, who had just finished calling her mother.
“Ralph’s coming for us,” she told her. “So he can take you home first——”
Dot giggled.
“Jim’s on the way, too,” she explained to Linda. “Isn’t it funny, though, the way our boy friends go and sit with our families when we are out on our adventures?”
“They really didn’t know what an adventure this was,” said Linda. “How much shall we tell them?”