Captain George flushed to the roots of his hair. Tommy had come nearer the mark than she perhaps thought. Even Margery showed her curiosity.
“We are ready to hear about this great surprise,” said Miss Elting smilingly.
“All right, I’ll tell you about it, and——”
“Funny place to pitch a camp, this,” observed Sam Crocker, interrupting what Captain George was saying.
“Yes, I was thinking about that,” declared George. “Whatever induced you to come up to this hole?”
“Thith ithn’t a hole, it ith a thide hill,” corrected Tommy.
“You didn’t finish telling us about the surprise, George,” reminded Jane.
“That is so, I didn’t, did I? Oh, you will be surprised and delighted,” chuckled George. “It’s a dead secret, but I’ll tell you about it. As I was about to say, this is no sort of place for girls to camp. Now we have picked out a much better place.”
“Where?” asked the guardian.
“Up yonder in the woods, or thereabouts. You must move up there.”