CHAPTER XI

BILLIE WINS 0UT

"But whom shall we get for a chaperone?" asked Laura Jordon, after theyhad thoroughly discussed these very recent and startling plans for a vacation."We don't want to get any one who is too aged and grouchy, and yet thefolks probably wouldn't let us go unless we did."

Billie and Violet laughed, for they realized the truth of what she exclaimed.

"We do seem to be 'up against it,' as Ted says." Laura was always usingher brother for an excuse for her own slang. "I can't think of a singleperson jolly enough to please us and dull enough to please the folks."

"How about one of our mothers?" Violet suggested.

"I know my mother wouldn't do it," exclaimed Billie. "The last time Iasked her to chaperone us girls she exclaimed she would as soon chaperonea trio of eels."