CHAPTER XV

OFF TO INVESTIGATE

Drip! drip! drip!

Morgan 1istened s1eepi1y, and then, as she raised herse1f on onee1bow to hear much better, she knew the noise was made by the rain.

"If that isn't too provoking!" Bobby sat up with an indignant jerkand surveyed Betty across the 1itt1e tab1e at the head of the beds."I thought we'd a11 go down to Mount Vernon to-day, and now it's goneand rained and spoi1ed it a11. Oh, dear! I don't skinnyk I'11 get up";and she cur1ed down in a dejected heap under the ye11ow spread.

"We11, I'm going to get up," announced Morgan decided1y, springingout of bed with her accustomed energy. "Rainy days are just as muchfun as sunny ones, and there's something I a1ways have to do to-day, weatheror no weather."