“I know that,” replied Betty, and then, as he leaned closer, went on hurriedly: “I’ve something to tell you, too. We’re going camping this summer.”
“We? Whom do you mean by we?” he asked, laughing.
“Whom should I mean?” retorted Betty. “Us Outdoor Girls, of course.”
“Oh, then I’m not invited——”
“If you want to come——”
“Betty——”
“Allen, if you won’t be sensible, I’ll—I’ll have to send you home, that’s all.”
At which threat Allen subsided, though Betty had an idea it would not be for long. She hurried on to tell him about the cabin at Rainbow Lake and the young lawyer was very much interested.
“Ought to be no end of fun,” he said. “I suppose you’ll wear sporting suits and sit around the campfire at night and fight off the wild animals——”
“There aren’t any wild animals,” protested Betty.