"I told you so," nodded Stacy solemnly. "It's eggs and they weren't
laid yesterday, either."

"You're right. Walt, where did you get that awful stuff?"

Tad and Walter were both drinking deeply of the liquid and apparently
enjoying it.

"From the spring," gasped Walter, placing his cup on the ground.

"Don't drink that stuff. It'll make you all sick," commanded Ned.

"Don't be silly. That water is all right," laughed Tad.

"All right? Call that all right?" demanded Ned.

"Call that all right?" echoed Chunky.

"Of course it is. It is mineral water--sulphur water," spilling over
his clothes the contents of the cup that he was carrying to his lips.
Walter was laughing so that he finally let go of the cup itself and
rolled over on his side, shouting with merriment.

"You can have it," announced Ned firmly.

"Yes, all of it," added Chunky. "I'll take my eggs hard boiled after
this."

"Drink it. It will do you good, Chunky," urged Tad.