Virgie stared.
“It’s no fair!” she accused. “We aren’t ready. We wanted to surprise you.”
“Well, I should say you did surprise us,” Terry comforted. “We didn’t know what the Home Cooking restaurant was.”
“Where’s Shep?” Virgie asked.
Terry sobered.
“We’ll tell you about Shep. We’ve got a lot to tell.”
“Do we have pie for breakfast, ma?” prompted George. “General Casement gave us a meal pass, for here; and Superintendent Reed said to be sure to try the apple pie.”
“Oh, those two men!” scoffed Mrs. Stanton. “They’ve almost eaten us out. Yes, you can have apple pie for breakfast, if you want it. Luckily we’ve got some fresh in the oven.”
“That’s what we smelled, George,” Terry exclaimed triumphantly.
“We leave the door open on purpose, when we’re cooking,” explained Virgie.