“Someone should call that broken window to his attention,” Dan suggested.
“I’ll do it,” offered Ross. “Having it fixed will spoil a lot of our fun though.”
Mr. Kain spent nearly ten minutes looking over the property and then returned to talk to Mr. Hatfield and Midge’s father.
“I don’t want to put a damper on your good times here,” he said apologetically. “But in looking over the grounds I am more than ever impressed with the fire hazard. Boys don’t mean to cause trouble, but they are careless with matches.”
“Not the Cubs,” spoke up Mr. Hatfield. “They know and practice the rules of safety.”
“So much dry brush is a distinct danger. I dislike to say the Cubs can’t use this property, but—”
“I have an idea,” proposed Mr. Holloway, well aware that the bank official intended to forbid the Cubs from filming their picture on the grounds. “The boys will pitch in and clear out some of the brush.”
Mr. Kain was both pleased and astonished by the offer.
“That would be fine!” he declared. “In that case, we have no objection whatsoever to the property being used.”
The three men discussed what work should be done before Mr. Kain returned to the city.