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Dorothy had no time before dinner, but after that meal she seized upon her brothers, Joe and Roger, and led them aside. The boys thought she had something nice for them, brought from New York. They very quickly found out their mistake.
"I want to know what you boys mean by taking such risks as you did this afternoon? " she demanded, when out of hearing of the rest of the family. She would not have her aunt or the major troubled by knowing of the escapade.