"Oh, but we had a lovely
time!" and she sighed in regret at its departure.
"And those young men were lovely dancers," said Betty.
"And wasn't it nice of Will, Frank, and Allen to come?" spoke Amy, for
Grace's brother, and his two friends, had arrived most unexpectedly at
the Yacht Club ball. Will had come to tell his sister certain things
in regard to the missing papers, and had met a friend who belonged to
the club.
Naturally there was an invitation to the dance, which was quite
informal in a way, and so the three boys from Deepdale had also had a
good time. They were put up at the club over night.
It developed that Mr. Ford had investigated certain matters in regard
to Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Stone, and had learned that by no possibility
could they have secured the missing papers. There would have been
absolutely no interest in the documents for them. It was merely a
coincidence that they had been on the scene. And this news made their
explanation about the auto accident most plausible.
Will had come to Rainbow Lake to tell his sister this, to relieve her
mind. When he mentioned coming he had told Frank and Allen, asking
them to go with him.
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