"But it was that, or no dinner," said Patty, plaintively.
"I think it's great!" said Roger. "And the end is not yet! In an
hour, all sorts of police and detectives and weird things like
that will come up here and arrest us."
"They'll only take Patty and me," said Farnsworth, "and we can
look out for ourselves, can't we, A. B.?"
But Patty only smiled, and ran away to her own room.
CHAPTER XX
GOOD-BYE FOR NOW
It was the day of Farnsworth's departure. In fact, the whole house
party was leaving. Roger had already gone, and the Kenerleys and
Daisy Dow were to go next day, while Cromer, who had become
attached to Spring Beach, had concluded to transfer himself to a
hotel and stay the rest of the summer.
"I hate to have you all go," said Mona, dolefully. "Now that I've
new servants, and such good ones, I'd like to have you all stay on
indefinitely."
"There are others," suggested Jim Kenerley.
"I know, but I don't want others. This crowd has become so chummy
and nice it's a pity to break it up. Aren't you sorry to go,
Bill?"
"Haven't gone yet!" said Farnsworth, cheerfully.
"But your things are all packed, and you're to go this afternoon,"
said Mona.
"Well, it's morning now; why borrow trouble? Let's have some fun
instead.
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