“Then,” inquired the hostess, “it is true that the girls never accepted help from a man—all the way out?”
“It’s absolutely true!” cried McDaniel. “Those other two fellows were bribed to lie!”
Miss Vaughn now looked utterly disgusted; indeed, it seemed as if she hardly cared to hear the remainder of the story. Nevertheless, McDaniel continued.
“Let’s see,” he mused; “what was it we did next?”
“Stole our food, wasn’t it?” prompted Marjorie. “So we had to lose all that time getting more! And then made up a story about being at a smoker that evening!”
“Yes, I guess that was our next offense,” admitted the young man.
“And stole our uniforms at Salt Lake City—and later Lily’s car!”
“Yes, yes—we’re guilty!”
“But how about the robbery?” asked Lily. “Surely you didn’t disguise yourselves as bandits, and hold us up for our money and jewelry?”
“Yes, even that!”