Everyone dressed in costume and the affair was a great success. Fred, as usual, won first prize, fixing himself up as an armored knight.
Dan wore an ordinary clown suit. The other Cubs came as ghosts or in over-sized clothes borrowed from their parents.
The party broke up at an early hour.
“No mischief tonight, boys,” Mr. Hatfield warned as he dismissed the group. “But then, I know I can trust Cubs to behave themselves always.”
Several of the Den 2 members were riding home with their parents. Dan and Brad had come alone. Mr. Hatfield offered to drive them home.
“No need to,” Brad turned down the offer. “It’s only a step. We don’t mind walking.”
“How about you, Chub?” the Cub leader inquired.
“We’ll see him home,” Dan volunteered. “It’s not much out of our way.”
Still wearing their costumes, the boys started away from the Holloway home. In this neighborhood, the streets were quiet. Some distance away, they could hear the dinging of a cowbell.
“Nice night for the witches to howl!” Dan said jokingly.