The two girls ran most of the way, so eager were they to impart the news.
Reaching the Vincent home, they found Sam’s wife there, but the carpenter had not yet arrived from his work.
“He should be driving in any minute,” Mrs. Vincent assured the girls. “Sam was working on an outside job and probably started home when it began to rain.”
“I see a car coming now that looks like his!” cried Veve.
The automobile turned in at the driveway. Seeing that it was indeed the carpenter, the girls ran to meet him.
“Well, well, this is a surprise!” he greeted them with a warm smile. “How does it happen you aren’t at the tree house today? Rained out?”
“Not exactly,” Connie answered. “We were having an important ceremony—”
“Eileen flew up into the Girl Scout troop,” Veve broke in. “But that’s not the important part. It began to rain and the pillow got wet.”
“So Mrs. Myles ripped it open,” Connie resumed the story.
“Minnie was there?” The carpenter was surprised at this information.