The others, with the exception of Sunny, laughed. They were convinced that the stone had been thrown by a practical joker.
“All right, laugh!” Veve said crossly. “Maybe I will have the last one.”
“You aren’t silly enough to think that tree house will be built?” Jane demanded.
“Maybe it will. At any rate, I intend to come back here in two days to see.”
“Why wait two days?” Sunny asked. “Let’s come again tomorrow.”
Veve, however, said that would never do. “We must obey instructions exactly,” she insisted. “Miss Gordon, may we have another hike through the park?”
“Well, I suppose so, if the others are willing,” the Brownie leader answered thoughtfully. “As for finding a tree house at the end of two days—well, Veve, I think it unwise to build up false hope.”
“At least it won’t do any harm to come,” Veve argued. “Please, Miss Gordon.”
“It’s entirely up to the girls to decide what they wish to do.”
Veve quickly put the matter to a vote. Everyone except Jane said they would like to return to the park area in two days.