“I’ll practice it at home on Dot, and show you what I can do to-morrow,” eagerly promised Don.
Dot looked up at her friends when she heard this and shook her head energetically.
The Bobolinks carefully covered the machines with the canvas covers and started to go out. At the same time the girls in the loft crept across the floor toward the steps. The boys were not making so much noise as when the Blue Birds went up in the loft, and Meredith stood surprised when he heard something moving over his head.
“Where’s Ike?” he whispered to Ned.
“Just outside the door—why?” replied Ned.
“Don’t you hear those footsteps?”
“What—where? Yes, of course!” exclaimed Ned.
Simon was seen crossing the lawn and Ike stood outside with the boys, so who could be upstairs?
Meantime, Ruth overheard Meredith’s exclamation and hurried the girls down and out, and pushed them inside the garage before any of the boys could persuade Ike that someone was upstairs. Finally he allowed them to drag him to the small carriage room and ascend the steps.
The Blue Birds lay hidden in the bottom of the automobile and almost suffocated trying to keep from laughing outright at the way the Bobolinks were hoodwinked.