"You're dead right," Don assented. "Well, now the mystery is solved, and I wonder what we'll do next? Settle down to a tame life, probably."
On the following morning they looked out of the windows at a bleak, rain-washed day. Jim growled in disgust.
"Golly, what rain!" he grumbled. "It is fairly coming down in buckets. That means indoor sports for a time."
"Yes, and it looks like the kind of a rain that lasts a while," sighed Don.
Terry grinned with his usual cheerfulness. "Don't let a little water dampen your spirits, my boys," he advised. "A little rain won't alter our lives!"
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