On the one o'clock train from New York came Mrs. Bentley, Laura and Belle. They entered the bus at the station, and were driven up, across the plain, to the hotel.
After dinner, the girls waited in pleasant expectancy for Dick and Greg to send up their cards.
Greg's card came up, alone.
Anstey was back in quarters with Dick.
CHAPTER XIV
FRIENDS WHO STAND BY
"Well?" cried Dick, darting up, his eyes shining wildly when Greg finally threw open the door.
"Oh, bosh!" cried Greg jubilantly. "Do you think those girls are going to believe anything against you?"
"What did they say?" demanded Dick eagerly.
"Well, of course they were dazed," continued Greg. "In fact,
Mrs. Bentley was the first to speak. What she said was one word,
'Preposterous!'"