“Very well,” Miss Gordon finally gave in. “We’ll hide out for awhile. Even if we aren’t successful, it may teach us how to be patient.”
Putting the little house to rights, the Brownies gathered up all of their personal possessions.
When they were ready to leave, they closed the door of the tree house and tacked a sign on the door which read:
“Brownie Scout property. Please do not enter.”
“There!” Veve said in satisfaction as they went down the stairway. “If they deliberately disobey now, they’ll deserve to be arrested!”
The Brownies walked a short distance down the trail. As they came to a dividing path, they saw a group of four boys playing in a nearby pond. The youngsters were tossing stones into the water.
“There they are now!” exclaimed Jane. “I’m sure they’re the ones!”
“We can’t be certain,” Miss Gordon said quietly. “Before we can turn anyone in, they must be caught actually damaging our property. Keep walking girls, and don’t look toward the pond.”
Well aware that they would be watched by the group of boys, the Brownie Scouts continued on the path until they no longer could see the pool.
“We’ll come to another trail a little farther on,” Miss Gordon said. “By taking it we can double back to the tree house without being seen.”