“It always rains in vacation,” another began grumbling.
“Vacations and Saturdays,” another said.
“Come on home; that’s the end of our plans,” Dorry said. “I’m sorry we didn’t go up to Temple Camp with the others. I bet they’ll be good and mad when they see where the car is.”
I said, “A scout is supposed to be cheerful; let’s laugh, ha, ha!”
“I tell you what let’s do,” Pee-wee said. “Let’s camp here all night.”
“What good will that do?” one of the fellows wanted to know.
I said, “Well, I’m not going home in all this rain, anyway. We’re here and I’m going to stay here till it holds up.”
“That will be in about two weeks,” one of them said.
“I’ll go and tell our mothers and fathers and I’ll get some eats,” Pee-wee shouted. “And I’ll get some games and——”
“Ah, give us a rest,” Bad Manners said.