“Trailed you by your tracks—woke up and found everybody vamoosed and I knew it was no good going after the boys and——” he was not allowed to finish.
“Oh, Carol, we’ve found the cave!” Chicken Little’s voice was shrill with importance.
“Honest to goodness?” Carol looked incredulous.
“Cross my heart,” affirmed Katy promptly though she hadn’t so much as had a glimpse of the mysterious hole.
“Where?”
“Under there—I’ll show you,” Jane made a dive for the vines but Alice caught her arm.
“You are not going in there again.”
“Show me—I’ll go.” Carol was eager with excitement.
“Got any matches, Carol?”