"I suppose you know a lot of boys here—are you a scout? We are Girl Scouts you know," volunteered Grace.
"No, to all three questions," he answered. But as usual he did not amplify his brief statement.
"There are Julia and Helen," announced Louise gayly. But the advance of the two other girls seemed a signal for Bentley to leave, and this he did, sliding into the ice-cream parlor before Julia and Helen reached their chums.
"Oh, you missed it," called Louise.
"We have met him," followed Grace.
"Did he invite you over?" asked Julia.
"Can he really talk?" inquired Helen.
"Just the same he is a nice boy," Grace declared.
"We always knew that," Julia told her.