“Oh, I’m not going to say why I think her conscience troubles her,” laughed Bobby.
Nellie was looking out of the window. “I say, girls! it’s breaking away, I do believe. And I think there’s a rainbow—yes! there’s a part of it.”
“It is a very small part you see, Nell,” laughed Eve.
“Let’s go up into the tower,” suggested Jess. “We can see it all from there.”
“Let’s,” agreed Bobby.
“That’s forbidden, you know,” said Laura, slowly.
“Oh, dear, Laura! Don’t be such a mollycoddle! Nobody’s really told us girls not to go into the tower. And we won’t do any damage——”
“Maybe the door is locked,” observed Nellie, doubtfully.
But Bobby ran to the solid oak door and tried it. Although there was a key in the lock, the door opened at once to her turning of the knob.
“Come on!” exclaimed Bobby. “You’re a lot of scare-cats!”