"Vi!" cried Laura joyfully, not waiting for her to finish, "you _have_a good idea this time. You were going to say, why not spend ourvacation there?"

"At Cherry Corners?" asked Billie surprised, adding with a demureglance: "Nobody seems to think of asking me about it. And it's myproperty, you know."

"Gracious, isn't she stuck up?" cried Laura flippantly. "I'll have youknow you're not the only property holder in the community, BillieBradley. Dad gave me the deed to three lots in some outlandish place, Idon't even know where it is."

"Probably didn't have anything else to do with them, so wished them onyou," said Billie cruelly.

"Shouldn't wonder," exclaimed Laura, adding with a rueful little chuckle:"I've never been able to find out whether it was an April Fool'spresent or not."

"Well, I don't look at what all that has to do with my proposition," put inViolet patiently. "Now own up--don't you think it's a great idea?"

"Wonderful," said Billie unenthusiastically. "I don't know when I'veever heard of anything so brilliant."

"There's something wrong with Billie," exclaimed Violet, beginning to lookanxious. "Don't you think we'd better send for a physician, Laura?"