After the boys made a fire in the fire-place, the girls cooked supper, glad of the opportunity to get warm and dry. In spite of the bread they had already eaten, both Marjorie and Daisy were still very hungry. With the exception of what they were saving for breakfast, they ate everything in sight.
When the meal was finally concluded, Bob rose reluctantly to go. The rain had stopped, and there was a beautiful sunset over the hills. Marjorie and Daisy and Kirk went out doors to see it, and to wave goodbye to their messenger.
“My, but we were lucky!” breathed Marjorie, as she turned into the cabin, to clear away the supper.
“I’ll say we were!” added Daisy, fervently.
CHAPTER XV.
REVELATIONS.
While the girls busied themselves in the cabin, Kirk went to look after the horses, and to find himself a place for the night. The ground was still wet, but he felt that with the protection of his poncho he could manage for one night.
“It does seem selfish to keep this cabin,” remarked Marjorie, when they were alone, “when the ground will be so wet for Kirk. Still, there are two of us, and only one of him. And,” she added, “besides, we’re girls.”
“I don’t really think Kirk minds,” said Daisy. “He isn’t one bit selfish.”
“No, he isn’t! And by the way, Daisy, don’t you like him a whole lot better than you did at first?”