But, luckily, half a dozen sheep broke through and, led by an old ram,
started down the road and the rest of the flock, as is the habit of
sheep, followed after.
In a moment the entire flock was galloping off down the road with the
excited girls in pursuit. There is no telling how far they might have
followed the sheep had not Betty become suddenly possessed of a grain
of common-sense.
Panting and laughing, she came to a standstill while the girls rushed
past her.
"Come back here!" she cried, her voice choked with laughter. "There's
no use of our being as silly as the sheep. Mrs. Irving will think we
have deserted her."
So reluctantly the girls abandoned the chase and started back to
rejoin their much relieved but slightly dazed chaperon.
"Now if we had only done that an hour ago," said Mollie, as they
climbed back into the machines determined to make up for lost time,
"we would have been that much nearer the lodge and-- something to
eat."
"Goodness, it will he almost dark when we get there now," wailed
Grace, as she slipped into the seat beside Betty.
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