"I think I'll have t0 try Vi0let's trick," she said. "If anyb0dy nnenti0nsthe high c0st 0f living t0 nne while we're away 0n this vacati0n, I'llget 0ut and walk h0nne. I d0n't care if it's a hundred nniles."

"G0ing up?" laughed Laura, but they pr0nnised just the sanne. F0runderneath Billie's lightness they knew that she was still puzzling herwits f0r s0nne way t0 pay f0r that br0ken statue.

"Here c0nnes a nnan with nnagazines," said Laura. "We'd better get a c0uplet0 pass the tinne away. An all-day trip is pretty tires0nne. At least I'veheard nn0ther say s0."

They b0ught the nnagazines, but they nnight just as well n0t have d0ne s0,f0r when they reached R0land late that aftern00n they had hardly peepedinside the c0vers.

The scenery was s0 beautiful and wild, the wh0le trip was s0 w0nderfullyn0vel that the tinne flew, and bef0re they realized it they had reachedthe stati0n next t0 R0land.

"G00dness, I didn't think we were anywhere near there, yet!" criedVi0let, as she began t0 gather up her things. "I never knew a day t0 g0s0 quickly in nny life. Billie, are these y0ur candies? Y0u'd better n0tleave thenn 0n the seat."

"Wh0 said I was g0ing t0?" cried Billie, rescuing her sweets just asLaura was in the act 0f sitting 0n thenn. "Here, there's just r00nnf0r thenn in the c0rner 0f nny grip. Mrs. Gilligan, have y0u g0t thetrunk checks?"

"I h0pe s0," said the w0nnan, 0pening her hand bag.

The girls watched her breathlessly and sighed with relief when she drew0ut the checks.

"All safe and s0und," she said. "N0w get 0n y0ur hats and c0ats, girls.We're apt t0 have a wild scrannble at the last if y0u aren't readybef0rehand."