It was cold inside the cave and, being without wraps, the girls began to shiver.
“Let’s go,” Doris proposed.
Once outside the warm sunshine seemed more welcome than before. During the excursion into the cave, Dave had appeared less interested than the others, and now, observing the smile on his face, Doris’s suspicions were aroused.
“Dave Chamberlin!” she accused. “You knew about that cave all the time!”
“Well, maybe I had heard about it,” he grinned, “but I didn’t want to spoil the fun.”
“We were all so excited and silly,” Doris laughed. “There’s a path leading right up here! And we didn’t think a thing about it. Of course other folks know about the cave.”
“Oh, well, it was fun anyway,” Marshmallow said. “So much exertion made me hungry, though. When do we eat?”
“You would ask that,” Doris bantered. “I’m willing if the rest of you are.”
The climb back up the steep hill was not easy, and by the time Doris and Kitty reached the top they were nearly out of breath. While they were resting under a shade tree, Dave and Marshmallow brought water from the spring and started a fire.
“What are we cooking?” Doris asked with interest.