The girls had no formal objections.

"You are real out-door girls, I can see that!" complimented Mr. Stone.
"You must like life in the woods and on the lake."

"Indeed they do," spoke Aunt Kate. "They walked-- I think it was two
hundred miles, just before coming on this cruise; didn't you, Betty?"

"Yes, but we took it by easy stages," evaded the Little Captain.

"That was fine!" exclaimed Mr. Kennedy. "Well, Harry, if we're gong to
eat we'd better take our salt and go."

"Won't you have some of our sandwiches?" asked Mollie, impulsive as
usual. "We have more than we can eat," for they had brought along a
most substantial lunch. Mollie looked at Betty and Aunt Kate. They
registered no objections.

"You are very good," protested Mr. Kennedy, "but really we don't want
to deprive you---- "

"It will be no deprivation," said Betty. "We will be glad not to have
them wasted---- "

"Oh, then by all means let us be-- the wastebaskets!" exclaimed Mr.
Stone, laughing.

"Oh, I didn't mean just that," and Betty blushed.

"I understand," he replied, and Aunt Kate passed over a plate of