Mr. Wingate knew that he would have no chance in court.
“You have the best of me,” he said angrily. “Thanks to this quilt! Keep your stupid orchard! I have enough trouble looking after my own!”
“Then you’ll drop your claim to the property?” his cousin demanded.
“I’ll drop it, because I don’t want to have a long court fight,” Mr. Wingate snapped. “But I’m not admitting that the will isn’t a genuine one.”
Glaring at the judge and his cousin, the orchard owner strode off into the crowd.
Mr. Hooper then turned to the Brownies, thanking them for finding the quilt and saving his orchard.
“Oh, it was Veve who did it,” Connie said, giving full credit to her friend. “The autograph quilt is all hers.”
“But I might never have noticed the name on the block if it hadn’t been for the quilt show,” Veve replied. “I think all the Brownies deserve credit.”
Mr. Hooper seemed to think so too. At any rate, he thanked each girl in turn.