But he went to the Rangeley Lakes.
In September Cyril came back from Europe, and Bertram from the Adirondacks where he had been spending the month of August.

William already had arrived, and with Pete and Dong Ling had opened the house.
"Where's Billy?
Isn't Billy here ?" demanded Bertram.
"No.

She isn't back yet," replied William.
"You don't mean to say she's stayed up there all summer!" exclaimed Cyril.
"Why, yes, I--I suppose so," hesitated William.

"You see, I haven't heard but once for a month.

I've been down in Maine, you know." William wrote to Billy that night.
"My dear:--" he said in part.