The superintendent explained that the past two days he had kept an alert watch for the gang.
“I find mixed-up signs, broken shrubbery and other evidence they’ve been here,” he declared. “Somehow I can’t catch up with them. They slip into the park from somewhere along the road, instead of coming past the gate house.”
“We’ll help you keep watch,” Connie offered.
“Good! If you see them doing any mischief, let me know.”
“You have another park visitor who slips in from the roadway,” contributed Veve. “We don’t know her name, but she drives an old horse with a buggy.”
“Oh, that must be old Minnie Myles.”
“Who is she?” asked Connie.
“A widow who lives in a farmhouse about a half mile from here,” revealed the park superintendent. “She’s an odd one and no mistake! Lives by herself with her chickens and goat. She’s harmless though.”
As Mr. Karwhite talked, he had been glancing at the sky.
Following his gaze, the Brownies were astonished to notice that the sun no longer shone steadily. Very frequently it was hidden by dark clouds.