"I wasn't scared, but I felt a little queer." "You're two Ducky Daddles!" Cousin Ethel cried, and Cousin Jack slapped King on the shoulder and said, "You're a trump, old man!" and King felt very grown-up and manly.
"What's it all about ?" he inquired, and Mr.Bryant replied: "Well, you see, if you've room for us here in Seacote, we're going to stay here for a while.

In fact, we've taken this shack with such an intention." "Oh!" cried Marjorie.

"You've taken this house for the summer, and Father knew it, and sent us over here to be surprised!" "You've sized up the situation exactly, Mehitabel," said Cousin Jack, who loved to call Midget by this old-fashioned name.

"And now, if we were properly invited, and very strongly urged, we _might_ be persuaded to go home to dinner with you." "Oh," cried Marjorie, a light breaking in upon her, "you're the dinner guests they're expecting!" "We sure are!" said Cousin Jack.

"And as this is the first time we've been invited out to dinner in Seacote, we're impatient to go." So they set off for the Maynard house, and Midget led the way with Cousin Ethel.
"When did you come ?" she inquired.
"Only this morning, dear.