When the party reached the camp, there were three girls who could not decide whether they were too hungry to be tired or too tired to be hungry.
After luncheon had been finished and the girls' scratches dressed, Dr. Anderson joined his wife.
"Better not tell those children what a narrow escape they had. It is best for them not to know that there have been people lost in these woods who have starved to death."
"I think, too, we had better not let them go off by themselves again," replied Mrs. Anderson. "They're not all Mary Lees, you know."
So the Andersons made light of the fact that Letty and Edith had strayed off.
By the next day, the girls had almost forgotten the incident in the excitement of the pleasures and enjoyment of the vacation.
CHAPTER XXVI
Returning Home
The stay at Mount Hope came to a close much too swiftly for the girls, who had never enjoyed any outing so much. Bob had come on Saturday for the two days and after the first half hour of stiffness and shyness over being in the company of so many girls he found himself thoroughly at home.
The boy had grown more manly. Mary Lee soon found that he preferred the company of boys now. She was glad of that, even though she knew that it took something from their own close friendship. She wanted Bob to be a boy's boy and he was certainly proving himself that.