“When we faced the roadway earlier, I noticed that the sun was shining that same way—on our backs,” Connie explained. “The highway runs one entire side of the park. So if we keep walking in the same direction, were almost certain to come out at the road.”
“But we don’t want to end up there,” protested Eileen.
“If we once reach the road, it will be easy to take bearings,” Connie pointed out.
“Connie’s right,” agreed Veve, siding with her. “We’re sure of striking the road, so let’s go that way.”
With the sun to their backs, the four girls trudged on. By this time they were on a well traveled trail again, but one entirely without markers.
“Maybe this isn’t taking us to the road after all,” Sunny presently remarked. “We’ve been walking a long while.”
“I see something ahead!” Connie encouraged her. “Yes, it’s the roadway!”
In a moment the girls emerged upon a narrow dirt road. Connie convinced the others that if they followed it for a short distance they would come to a familiar trail which would lead them back to the tree house.
“Which way do we go?” Sunny asked uncertainly.
“To the right, I think,” Connie said, after studying various landmarks. “If we are wrong we will circle the park and eventually come out near the gate house.”