"I think not," replied the doctor dryly.
"Since Prescott has been the only one to hold out the gracious hand, I believe we'll settle right down here, as a reward to Prescott and as a punishment to the others."
"Hooray for punishment!" laughed Darry. "I can take a lot of it."
"That's the first nice thing you've said," declared Miss Meade.
"I'll say a lot more if you're going to be here for the rest of the summer vacation," promised Darry.
"Not quite as long as that," declared Dr. Bentley. "But we'll be here for a few days. Then we'll go on to other camping places."
"You're going to be just in time for dinner to-day," Dick informed the new arrivals.
"We'll be just in time to get our own dinner," smiled Laura. "We have an abundance of supplies with us, and we're not going to eat you boys out of the woods. The first meal with guests will be when you come over to our camp and take revenge for the descent that we made upon you the other day."
"Dick," inquired the doctor, "where do you think we could pitch camp best?"
"It depends upon the size of your houses and tents," Prescott answered.