He admitted that he
had overlooked some possibilities when he heard the full account of their
adventures--and especially of his niece's adventures--at the dinner table.
"I declare, Betty," he said with some little exasperation, "I believe if
you were locked inside a trunk with only gimlet holes to breathe through
you would manage to get into trouble."
"I think I'd be in trouble fast enough in that case," answered Betty,
laughing.
"I don't know," said Louise thoughtfully. "Locked up in a box, you really
couldn't get into much harm, Betty."
"Sure she could get into trouble," declared Bobby. "Bees could crawl in
through the gimlet holes and sting her."
"I'd like to have seen her jumping that fire on horseback," sighed Libbie.
"It must have been wonderful!"
Mr. Gordon looked rather disturbed as he stared at his niece.
"That's exactly what I shouldn't want to see her do," he said. "I do not
know what I am going to do if, as she gets older, she grows more
energetic," he added to Mr. and Mrs. Canary. "Betty is more than a handful
for a poor bachelor uncle, I do believe!"
He forbade any more excursions away from the camp after that unless the
excursionists took some adult person with them.
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