"
"I don't know what the vagary is, sir, but the permission is assured
in advance," laughed Dick. "What are you going to do, anyway,
sir?"
"I'm afraid the idea will bore you," laughed Dr. Bentley, "but
back in the road are the same two automobiles, also two two-horse
wagons, loaded to the gunwales, so to speak. We've brought two
small, portable houses, a couple of tents, a lot of bedding and
supplies, and other things needed, and we're going to try to pitch
a camp not too far from yours. Does the information convey any
jar to your spine?"
"Not a jar," answered Dick promptly, standing with his hat off
in the presence of Mrs. Bentley and the eight girls. "The only
thing I notice in the way of sensation over the news is a great
thrill of delight."
"It's a pity that Dave and some of the other boys couldn't find
their tongues and make as good use of them as Dick has just done,"
pouted Belle Meade.
"Dick Prescott is our captain, always," replied Darry, with a
comical sigh, "and his sway extends even to the point of his
bartering away our liberties."
"Let us go on, farther into the woods," urged Belle, turning to
Dr. Bentley.
"I think not," replied the doctor dryly.
"Since Prescott has been the only one to hold out the gracious
hand, I believe we'll settle right down here, as a reward to Prescott
and as a punishment to the others.
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