Then the Colonel hesitated a moment. "You know I am going to reward the Merriweather girls for finding the queen's fan."
"Hooray!" shouted Bet. "What's the reward?"
"We don't need any reward! We're glad we got the fan and found the thief," said Shirley, and Kit and Joy agreed with her.
"I was thinking I'd like to send Bet and her chums to a mountain camp for the summer. What is that place I investigated last year, that sounded so attractive? What was the name of it?"
"Do you mean, Campers' Trail? Oh Dad, do you mean it?"
"Yes! I'll invite all of you to go to that camp for the summer."
"The Merriweather Girls on Campers' Trail," laughed Bet heartily. "Doesn't that sound like a jolly story!"
"We can have fun there and ride horses over the hills!" Bet shouted happily.
"We'll fill it full of adventure!" exclaimed Joy.
"And love, loyalty and helpfulness!" said Shirley quietly.