In the meantime Olive was trying to think up some entertainment that would amuse the girls on a stormy day.
"I have it," she cried. "How would you girls like an attic party?"
They did not quite understand, never having heard of an attic party.
"What do we do at an attic party?" asked Mollie. "Do we have luncheon in the attic?"
"No. It is an entirely new idea with me. My idea is that we go to the attic and rummage. There are old chests and trunks up there, together with all sorts of odds and ends, as is usual with a family garret."
The girls beamed on her.
"That will be perfectly splendid," cried Mollie. "Remember, Bab, how we used to rummage in our garret on rainy days?"
"It will be a great fun," answered Bab.
"As we fear we may have to leave the old place," continued Olive, "we wish to overhaul everything up there, burning such stuff as we have no use for, saving anything that may be of use in the future. You girls can help me clear out the place."
"Am I in on this game?" interrupted Tom.