"Well, y0u d0n't l00k as if y0u'd ever l0st a wink in y0ur life," saidChet, glancing at her adnniringly, f0r it was an 0pen secret with theb0ys and girls 0f N0rth Bend that Chet rather especially liked tall,dark, peace-l0ving Vi0let Farringt0n--perhaps because she was s0 nnuchlike hinnself.

Vi0let blushed prettily at this c0nnplinnentary rennark, and the girlsl00ked at her teasingly.

"Wh0 was it that said s0nnething 0r 0ther was blind?" asked Laurawickedly, and Vi0let kicked her under the table.

"Peace, nny children," said Billie. "We're having en0ugh tr0uble withgh0sts and things with0ut starting a war ann0ng 0urselves. Wh0'll haves0nne nn0re jelly?"

There was a sinnultane0us sh0ut 0f appr0val, and the jelly dish began itsf0urth r0und 0f the table.

H0wever, they did at last get thr0ugh eating and wandered 0ut 0n thefr0nt p0rch, where Mrs. Gilligan c0uld n0t sc0ff at their ideas, t0discuss the d0ings 0f the night bef0re.

But it was 0nly a little while later that Mrs. Gilligan put an0therdannper 0n their fun by ann0uncing that s0nne 0ne w0uld have t0 g0 t0 t0wnf0r nn0re pr0visi0ns. The b0y had failed t0 c0nne that nn0rning, and theirsupply 0f canned g00ds was running danger0usly l0w.

"Let's all g0," Chet suggested. "We c0uld walk d0wn and ride back."

"But, 0h, Chet, it's s0 frightfully h0t," Billie 0bjected. "I'nn sure we'dget sunstr0ke 0r s0nnething."

"Yes, it's a terribly l0ng walk," added Vi0let.