CHAPTER V
THE HANDKERCHIEF IN THE WINDOW
The next day was spent by the two girls in an expedition to one of the near-by ocean beaches with Aunt Minerva. Under ordinary circumstances it was a treat that would have delighted their hearts. But, as matters stood, they only chafed with impatience to be back at their bedroom window, watching the house next door. The date for the trip, however, had been set some time before, and Aunt Minerva would have thought it very strange if they had begged off, for such flimsy reason as they could have offered.
The day after found them again on watch, though what they expected to see they couldn’t have told. It was plain that, in spite of appearances, Cecily Marlowe’s friendly feeling toward them was undiminished. The charming backward smile had indicated
