Meanwhile, the occupations that had ordinarily filled their days to
overflowing with fun, seemed dull and uninteresting and they found
their thoughts reverting again and again to the bereaved father in his
lonely little cabin in the woods.
Percy Falconer had called at Betty's house the day after the incident
on the river as had been arranged, and Betty had conceived the plan of
having all her chums there to meet him.
Her hope was that the gay Percy, seeing four, where he had expected
only one, would be overwhelmed with numbers and would flee the
premises early-- to return no more.
Her faith in her plan was more than justified. Percy had always been a
little afraid of the Outdoor Girls-- Betty in particular-- but it is
probable that if he had been able to meet them one at a time, he might
have come off victorious. As it was, he was routed, completely and
ignominiously, leaving the girls to laugh at his discomfiture.
"There, I guess that is the end of that pest," Mollie had said when
she had recovered a little from her mirth.
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