"Well, we could----" began Russ.

Just then the supper bell rang.

"We'll eat!" cried Laddie. "That'll be lots of fun."

And after supper the six little Bunkers were too tired and sleepy to do
anything except go to bed.

"But we'll have lots of fun at Grandpa Ford's," murmured Rose as she
went up to her room.

"Yes," agreed Russ. "We'll have lots of fun, and we'll hunt around and
find----"

Rose gave her brother a queer look and cried:

"That's a secret!"

"Oh, yes, so it is! That's a secret!" agreed Russ.

"What's a secret?" asked Vi, not too sleepy to put a question, if it was
the last thing she did that day.

"Oh, we can't tell!" laughed Russ. "Wait until we all get to Great
Hedge, and then we'll all hunt for it."

"Hunt for the secret?" asked Vi.

"Yes," answered Rose.