"Oh, no, he didn't interfere," repeated Ned. "He merely had it all his own way. Now, if I had long hair——"
"Ned," interrupted Dorothy, "please don't. You must remember that the poor fellow was not responsible."
"Lucky dog," murmured Ned, giving Cologne one of his favorite looks (Ned had a fancy for Cologne).
"Then I think that Dorothy ought to tell her part," insisted Jack. "We have heard rumors of terrible things!"
"Mere rumors," said Dorothy with a laugh, "Why shouldn't I be entitled to my own experience? Haven't I paid it all back to you?"
"Nope. Not for the shoe that caught in the trap," said Ned facetiously.
"Nor for visiting absolute strangers like those Hobbses," added Cologne, "and they are completely out of our set."
"Well, I don't mind," agreed Jack. "We have found Molly."
"Jackie, you do know a good thing when you see it," complimented Ned.
Molly sat out on the low camp stool very close to Jack, and it was plain there was no objection on the part of either as to this particular closeness.