From her place of concealment behind a clump of trees Sally was neither surprised nor shocked. There was no question with regard to the likeness between Juliet Temple and her companion, plainly they were sister and brother. Then why did Juliet Temple not bring her brother to the "House by the Blue Lagoon"? The question puzzled and troubled Sally.
After all, she was making a mistake. If another girl chose to have secret meetings with her own brother, it was not her affair.
Had she not always distrusted Juliet Temple and believed she intended some wrong purpose, never would she have pursued her present course.
Dan must never learn what she had been doing, or he might be not only angry but disdainful.
Sally turned and started home, sitting down now and then to rest. Having finally made up her mind to cease playing detective, she was in a more comfortable frame of mind.
Should Juliet Temple by any chance overtake her, Sally determined to confess.
CHAPTER XIV
AN INTERVIEW
Seated on a log and looking out toward the water, hearing some one coming up behind her, not anxious to begin an interview which might lead to uncomfortable explanations, Sally did not turn her head.
When some one called her name, she jumped quickly to her feet and swinging around, faced Dan Webster.