Nancy Brandon

faces straight a young man dashed

e to get them nearer than the city." He was addressing all three who stood together back of the counter like a trio in a

st give me a half dozen of those plugs, and of

at his quick selection of the fancy colored artificial minnows, the little feather flies, used to decoy the poor

s. "No, don't bother to put paper on the boxes," he objected, as all three attempted to wrap the goods. "I'll put them right in

had almost cleared out all the fancy tackle, and there were coming in at the d

is head in the door so comic

et roped in," he chuckled, stepping inside cautiously. "Sorry, but I didn't come to buy. C

office that I know of," faltered

the ticket office at the

g to "see" more than the girls did.

out of the door smiling p

Disappearing Dick is going to have call

ing men," Isabel commente

ed Ruth. "Perhaps Sibyl

here," Nancy criticized, "or you would have found out what

but there is something mighty queer about Mr. Sanders." She paused while Nancy waited for further explanation. "He does not live in the old gray house, for father's men went throu

barn or somewhere outside

" insisted Ruth. "But he seems to hang out som

springs," and she sprang up and down without either. "Some day I'm g

suggested Ruth. "We wouldn't want to

ke alarm, "do you know, I saw a little woman come up an

n the tiny bungalow under our window. You see, Mother wouldn't really let us keep store without

!" Ruth added so mirthfully as to

that Miss Manners look in quite often to see that

want to frighten you or I should have told you someone was s

Ruth contributed, "that I think she ought to be a

s why Miss Manners is so interested. You see, girls, I'm still a very poor housekeeper, and our maid, Anna, won't be back u

" Isabel interposed, "don't you suppose your mother wil

scattered in the morning's adventure. "Mother is an expert, and she sort of knows-me." This last was said in a way implying a very doubtfu

ur eyes were open?" a

g, then," Nancy admitted, amid

ed Isabel, "here's

t up shop for lunch. Isabel, will you please open the side door? We'll

w," announced Ruth. "They seem

big sale was all but forgotten in preparations for the fea

e demands of Ted and his ice cream loving friends. The noon day was much warmer than the morning had indicated, and this coupl