"Oh, I'm not going home to-night," she exclaimed, giving her chum's arm a significant pinch as she spoke, "I'm going to stay with Grace."
"What did you want to scare Marg for, Sandow?" snapped Fred, in none too pleasant a tone.
"He didn't scare me," flashed the girl. But in her heart she knew that only fear for Fred would have persuaded her not to go home.
"Your mother will be worried," asserted the boy.
"I'll telephone her."
All the others were relieved at this solution of the difficulty, for they were fond of Fred, and they understood, all too well, the significance of their being followed.
"Why won't all you girls stay at my house to-night?" asked Grace. "Sister's away, so there'll be plenty of room. You can telephone, you know."
For a moment, Sallie hesitated. But a nudge from Sandow caused her to acquiesce.
This arrangement decided upon, the young people resumed their way.
After leaving the girls at Grace's home, the boys walked to the Vinings' with Bronson, and then started back.