They retired early, for even youth gets weary with excitement and new scenes. The girls were glad to get into bed.
"We'll have a hard day ahead of us tomorrow, if we want to see everything we plan on seeing," said Bet as she snuggled down.
Within half an hour they were all asleep.
When Bet opened her eyes it was daylight and she felt ready for the strenuous day ahead. She scrambled out of bed, gave Kit a shake and then ran across the hall to see if Shirley and Joy were up.
Shirley was still sleeping. But Joy was not there.
"Why, she's up and dressed! Her clothes are gone!" exclaimed Bet in vexed tones. "I think she might have wakened us."
Dressing quickly they went down stairs to find Joy.
The lounging rooms and halls and the foyer were empty at this hour. No one had seen Joy or knew anything about her.
She had simply disappeared.