“We won’t lose time trying to find out who should be thanked for this, but we will get busy and make the most of it,” said Ray. Then, as an after-thought, he said: “By the way, where is Jack?”
“He was afraid to come, because he knew he would have to carry all the bundles,” laughed Eleanor.
“Besides,” added Polly, “he had to remain with Dalky to attend to some business letters which must be mailed before we start out on the Pacific.”
“I wish to goodness Bill had not gone back to Colon yesterday. We might have had one last jamboree,” remarked Ray.
“Not afraid of so many pretty girls, are you?” giggled Eleanor.
“Say! I can stand as many more of this kind of girl,” declared Ray, positively. “Can’t get too many of your kind.”
“After that compliment,” said Mrs. Fabian, “we are going to advise the girls to take care of you this time, instead of you taking care of them. Now, girls, if we go inside the store to do the shopping, will you promise to be merciful to this one lone young man?”
“We will promise to take him to luncheon and let him eat everything in sight,” agreed Nancy with a serious face.
“And we also promise to let him pay the check,” added Eleanor.
Ray now invited the older ladies to join the party, but they said that they had no time for pleasure that day.