Chapter 24 OUTBOUND IN THE NIGHT

Petite Jeanne was disturbed. Nine o'clock had come and passed. Reluctantly she made tea and drank it alone. Florence was not back. It was strange.

"They went fishing, she and Sun-Tan Tillie," she said to Tico, the bear. "One does not fish at night, unless it is for bull-heads. And who wishes for bull-heads? Bah! They are like snakes. You cut off