"Wouldn't it be dreadful if Ruth was blinded for life?" remarked Alice Strobell on the way.
"Oh, Alice! don't suggest such a thing as that," came from Annie Larkins in horror.
"Well, people have been blinded in that way more than once," remarked Randy. "It all depends on how bad a dose she got."
"Jack said the pepper must have been intended for him," came from Andy. "I can't imagine that Werner would be wicked enough to try to injure Ruth that way."
"Maybe he didn't intend to do it when he started," returned his brother. "But when Werner gets mad he's liable to do almost anything. You know that as well as I do."
"That's true. When he gets into a rage he goes almost insane."
"What an ending to our outing!" sighed Alice.
"And we didn't eat a mouthful of the lunch!" added Annie. She had spent over an hour in fixing some fancy sandwiches.
"Was that pepper from some you brought along?" questioned Randy quickly.
"As far as I know we didn't bring any pepper along. We had a saltcellar, and that's all," answered Alice.