There Was A Man In Their Trunk!

 Of course, Marlee was disappointed about not going swimming and sleeping in a motel or hotel, but sleeping in a big camper and exploring around the campground was fun because her sister, Whitlee and her lollie had really surprised them by driving right into the campground. Her mom and dad thought they were in Florida on vacation. In fact Marlee had been a little jealous because Whitlee had been able to go swimming and she was not able to. There seemed to still be a lot of serious conversations going on with the grownups which now included lollie. Every once in a while their voices would get loud only to return to real low voices about ranching. Marlee wasn't sure, but she thought that ranching was a lot like farming. It was out in the country and there were horses and a lot of fields of green grass so she couldn't see the big deal about it. She and Whitlee were told to get ready for bed. Of course, they had to try out the bed to see if it was comfortable only to be told that the bed they were (not jumping on of course,) was to be their parent's bed.

It was really hard to go to sleep that night because both of the girls had so much to talk about, but especially they had new scooters to ride the next day. They could hardly wait!

The next morning the girls hurried through their breakfast and rushed outside to finally get to play with their new toys. It was so much fun. It didn't seem quite so hot as it was the day before. After awhile they heard their parents call them. They said they were going into town and they needed to put their scooters close to the camper while they were gone.

Marlee told Whitlee that she had gone to the carnival in town the day before and had had so much fun. Whitlee said, "I want to go to the carnival too!" Her mom said, "No, we need to go get some food and things for the camper. I guess we will have to stay longer than we thought we were. Your lollie has gone home to check on Rex. The neighbor has been feeding him and making sure he gets his exercise and so on, but Mom said she would check in and make sure he was going to be taken care of while we stay awhile longer in Texas. Oh look at the picture she just sent. He looks like he's grown a foot. Look, girls."

"Mom says he is a good watch dog and barks at all the squirrels and rabbits in the yard."

When they drove into the small town Whitlee immediately saw the carnival rides and wanted to go. "No, not today, Whitlee. We just have a million things to do, but when we get done with our errands, we can stop in at the cafe and have an ice cream if you would like to."

The girls decided that would do. They both loved ice cream. 

The first stop was a store that sold food that was already cooked. That would be simple to fix in the camper. The girls each got a drink while their parents shopped.

The time seemed to go by quickly in the store and soon their mom said it was time to check out and pay for the food they had put in their cart. When they walked out the door their dad yelled, "Hey! Get out of there! What are you doing in my trunk?" He was running down the street, but the man in his trunk was smaller and faster and disappeared down an alley.

The folks in the cafe were watching the people running down the street with amazement. "Would you look at that? Now you just can't make somethin' like that up, can ya? I wonder if that is those new folks that bought the Double D. Hope they aren't bringin' in riff raff into our town. Somebody should be doin' somethin'; maybe call the sheriff."