“Oh, thank you so much. I’m sure we’ll enjoy them,” responded the girl.
“Stop every time you come around,” called the odd little woman, as they closed the gate behind them.
CHAPTER IX
IN CAMP
“Well, our first sale wasn’t so bad,” observed Desiré, as they drove away. “But wasn’t she funny?”
“I thought you were going to disgrace us,” said Jack, smiling. “If you can’t behave any better than that, I’ll have to leave you beside the road somewhere and pick you up later.”
“Oh—o—o!” shrieked René.
“What’s the matter?” demanded Jack, turning to look at the small boy behind him.
“Don’t want Dissy left anywhere! Want her with us!”
“Jack’s only fooling, darling; don’t cry,” consoled Desiré, reaching back over the seat to pet the little boy.
Peace and quiet having been restored, they jogged along the sunshiny road, and soon were abreast of St. Mary’s Bay, where flecks of white were dancing over the blue surface.