“It must have been that deer!”
“I believe it was!” agreed Margie. “How queer!”
CHAPTER XI
HEEL PLATE CLUE
Somehow, Margie and Lucy did not speak of the mysterious deer to Nellie, the other girls or to Mrs. Watson. Lucy and Margie hurried away from the scene of the little accident as soon as it was certain Nellie was only wet and frightened but not hurt.
“I thought we had better not say anything about it being a deer that might have frightened Nellie,” said Lucy when the two were off by themselves.
“I thought the same,” agreed Margie. “Besides, we aren’t positive it was the deer.”
“No, but I believe it was,” said Lucy. “Only I didn’t see why we should tell everyone the secret.”
“Of course not,” agreed her chum. “The deer sort of belongs to our club. If we can find out about it by ourselves, instead of bringing in a lot of others, it will be more fun.”
“That’s what I think,” agreed Lucy. “But I wish I had been there when the deer looked out of the bushes across the brook.”