“No, Ma’am. I reckon not,” admitted the girl.
“But how about us?” cried Lil Pendleton. “Surely, we won’t stay here if there are men on the island?”
“It’s big enough for them and us, too, I guess,” said Bobby, doubtfully.
“Maybe the man—or men—who stole our food, is no longer on the island,” Laura said, slowly.
“And they paid for it!” exclaimed Dora.
“Money isn’t everything,” said Nellie.
“What is?” demanded Bobby.
“Our peace of mind,” declared the doctor’s daughter, “is more important. I shall be afraid to stay here if there are strange men on the island.” 118
“We’ll settle that,” Laura declared, with vigor, “and at once.”
“How?” demanded Dorothy, wonderingly.