CHAPTER X
UNEXPECTED NEWS FROM PEBBLY PIT
The young collectors experienced the usual “red-tape” in offering the rare picture to the Museum, and after the customary delays, it was accepted with letters of thanks. Individual letters from several officials were written to Polly and her friends, voicing the appreciation of the men at being able to complete the series.
Shortly after this pleasing incident, the girls went out on another excursion just across the Hudson, in New Jersey. They took the ferry at One Hundred and Thirtieth Street, and after reaching Edgewater, drove through the small towns nestling on the Hackensack, until they came to the village of Hasbrouck Heights. All about this section are old, old houses, and if you hunt keenly enough, you will find delightful odd bits from Revolutionary days.
That evening, upon their return, the girls were eager to compare their trophies of the day, but the maid came in with a day letter for Polly. The others waited for her to read it, and as she read, her expression changed perceptibly.
“Oh, oh! It’s happened again!” cried she fearfully, as she finished the letter.
“What! What has happened?” anxiously asked her companions, crowding about her.
“Another slide on Grizzly. This time it has destroyed everything so that mining the gold is out of the question,” and Polly gave the message to Mrs. Fabian to read aloud.