"Say, girls!" he began as they neared the dining room steps, "the boys
have a great scheme on for to-morrow. But I am not to tell you about
it."

"Isn't that lovely," came from Tavia in rather mocking tones.

"But I am commissioned to tell you," he went on with an arch look at
Tavia, "that you are to rest this afternoon for sufficient unto
to-morrow is the weariness thereof."

Then they began to prepare lunch, but Tavia remained outside, asking
Jack some seemingly foolish questions.




CHAPTER X

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF TAVIA


After a morning spent in anticipation of the good time Jack had
promised (and Jack and his friends did know how to give the girls a
good time) something happened just as they were about to start off to
the woods.

Tavia was missing!

At first the matter was taken as a joke, as it would be quite like