don't be too much disappointed."

"I am sure we will have enough thrills to applaud you, Weasie dear,"
said Grace. "It is so nice to have you with us this year. Of course we
are going to miss our baby Madaline, and it is a shame we cannot all
come to such a lovely summer place, but having you along does
compensate. And we are always hoping Madie will come later on. When will
Julia and Margaret arrive?"

"Early next week," Louise replied, "and Julia has the loveliest new
car."

"So have we, and so have you, and so has Cleo," replied Grace, rather
discounting the glory of the first mentioned. "They may not all be quite
as high-class as Julia's, but I am sure they are each perfectly first
rate. Here is ours coming in just now. Let's hop in, and Lenore will run
us over to your place, Weasie."

CHAPTER III

A COUPLE OF FREAKS

LEONORE, an older sister of the vivacious Grace, very willingly picked
up the trio, and presently they were contrasting the ocean air as
breathed at a speed rate along the ocean front, to the same air as
gathered "by hand" from a stationary position.

"It's like drinking air," commented Cleo. "This is surely liquid air if
there is any such commodity."

"I want to stop at Borden's for a paper," said their driver, Leonore.
"Grace, will you kindly hop out and get it?"

The opportunity of inspecting the big pavilion which was just opened
that day for the season, was eagerly grasped by all three girls, who
promptly decided there were many and various things they all needed; all
of which might be bought at Borden's, so they hopped out with
conspicuous alacrity.

"Isn't this splendid!" enthused Grace, almost dancing across the well
polished floor. "We will be sure to want a lot of ice cream this
summer."

Over in a corner a queer looking girl was counting and recounting a lot
of small change. First she would finger it from one hand to the other,
almost counting aloud; then she would drop each coin on the table and
its ring counted aloud for her. This attracted the attention of the Girl
Scouts, who without speaking of it, were all watching the process with
interest.

"Wealth," whispered Louise, "and newly acquired, I guess."

"Going to treat the world," said Cleo under her breath. "Too bad they
are all out of balloons."

The girl had finally decided to spend one pile of the coins she had
heaped before her, and the other she brushed into a little muslin bag,
tied it with a black str