"But I am not so sure about that. The
several times that we have seen the-- the-- Thing-- it has looked as
much animal as human to me."
"Well, we won't argue that point," said Betty, rising and beginning to
clear away the dishes, "because we don't know anything about it."
"That is just exactly what I am getting at," said Mollie earnestly,
leaning forward and resting her elbows on the table while the girls
watched her interestedly. "We don't know anything about it, but that
is no reason why we should sit back and twiddle our thumbs and start
at shadows."
"Well, for goodness' sake, tell us what's on your mind," prompted
Grace impatiently. "We haven't sat back and twiddled our thumbs and
started at shadows because we enjoyed it, you know."
"Now my plan is this," said Mollie, ignoring Grace, who shrugged her
shoulders and reached for her candy box. "Suppose we take a tramp
through the woods to the head of the falls? It is a beautiful hike and
the scenery at the falls is magnificent. But aside from that we will
have a chance to find out something about this thing that will do away
with the mystery.
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