Peachy was sitting with Irene and Delia on one of the marble seats at the bottom of the lemon pergola. It was a favorite spot with the girls, for it was sheltered from the prevailing2 wind and the flowers grew particularly luxuriantly. Lovely irises3 were blooming, white narcissus, wallflowers, and beds of Parma violets, and the beautiful delicate blossom of the arbutula drooped4 from an archway that spanned the path. Irene, who was used by this time to Peachy's whimsical moods, laid aside the book she was reading and laughed.
"Poor old sport! You've evidently got it badly to-day. What can we do for you? How, where, and when do you want to rampage?"
Peachy shook her head dolefully.
"I don't know. Only wish I did. I'm tired of doing the same things over and over again every day.[175] Getting up in the morning and dressing5 myself, having breakfast, going to classes, having dinner, grinding at prep, playing tennis, having tea and supper, and undressing and going to bed. I want to sleep in my clothes or go to class in my wrapper just for a change, and I'd like tennis in the morning and tea instead of dinner. I'm tired of the house and the garden. I want to dodge6 Antonio and go through the big gate and run down the road. I tell you I want to do absolutely anything that's weird7 and impossible and out of the ordinary. Yes, I know I'm wrought8 up. I'm just crazy for a real frolic. Who'll play 'Follow my Leader'?"
"If you won't do anything too outrageous," ventured Delia, replacing a dainty piece of sewing inside her workbag, and preparing to fall in with her friend's mood. "I've had one little difference with Miss Bickford this week, and if I have another Miss Rodgers may cut up rough and stop my next exeat."
"Honest Injun, I'll take all the blame if blame there is. Renie, dearie, you're coming too?"
"Got to, I suppose," chuckled10 Irene. "When the Queen of the South arises and gives her orders her slaves must 'tremble and obey.'"
"Not much trembling about you. Come on and be sports, both of you. Are you ready? Do as your Granny tells you then, and off we go."
The game of "Follow my Leader," as every schoolgirl knows, consists in exactly imitating every[176]thing which is done by your chief, no matter what extraordinary and peculiar11 antics she may perform. To submit to Peachy's guidance in the present exalted12 state of her spirits was a decided13 leap in the dark, but Irene and Delia were ready for fun, and prepared to take a few risks. At first their light-hearted companion contented14 herself with running in and out among the lemon trees, walking along the low wall of the terrace, jumping the culvert, or easy physical feats16, then, having slightly worked off steam, she stood for a moment and paused to reflect.
"Christopher Columbus! I guess I know what I'll do. I've an exploring fit on me, and if I can't find America I'll find something else new and undiscovered. Here goes."
Peachy, with her satellites in her train, plunged18 her way across the garden in the direction of the kitchen. She had suddenly remembered an object which had more than once set her curiosity a-galloping. In the yard outside the scullery there was an iron staircase intended for use as a fire-escape from the servants' bedrooms, and also as a means of mounting the roof when workmen wished to attend to the chimney-pots. Up here she was determined19 to go. Fortunately the maids were safely inside the kitchen, and the defenses were left unguarded.
"This is my Jacob's ladder," she proclaimed. "Who'll follow me to the sky?"[177]
"'Will you walk into my parlor20?' said the spider to the fly,
''Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy!
The way into my parlor is up a winding21 stair,
And I have many curious things to show you when you're there.'"
"Go on, you lunatic," giggled22 Irene.
"And be quick about it if you don't want Dominica clattering23 at your heels," added Delia.
So they clambered up the steep iron stairway, and, passing by the door that led to the servants' apartments, they climbed on till they reached the roof. This part of the Villa24 Camellia was terra incognita to the school. They decided hastily, however, that it would be a very desirable acquisition. It was a large flat expanse covered with lead, and edged with a low battlement. It was evidently used by the maids, for a clothes-line was stretched between two chimneys, and a row of towels hung out to dry. The view was adorable. It was like being on the top of a mountain. They could see the town of Fossato, and a wide expanse of water, and Vesuvius, and the distant outline of Naples all spread in a panorama25 before them, besides having an excellent bird's-eye prospect26 of the garden below. Peachy, who was ready to do anything wild, went dancing about like a will-o'-the-wisp.
"Light and airy—light and airy,
Sure, I feel a sort of fairy,"
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she extemporized27. "Renie Beverley, you're not mad enough! Give me your hand. I tell you you've got to dance. We're witches who've flown over on our broomsticks and alighted here, and we'll have a frolic before we go back to—wherever we came from. Hello, what's this business? It looks like a water-tank. Give me a boost, somebody, for I'm going up to see."
It was rather a scramble28 even for Peachy's agile29 limbs, but she was resolved thoroughly30 to explore the capacities of the roof, and the cistern31 must not be left unvisited. She clung on to its slippery side and peered down at her own reflection in the water below.
"No idea I looked so nice," she perked32. "The blue sky makes a charming background. Really, a pool is quite a becoming mirror. Does anybody else want to come up and peep? It's like looking at the view-finder of a camera. Rather painful hanging on, though. I think I'll drop if you're neither of you coming. Oh, botheration! I've lost my hair ribbon. It's gone right down inside the cistern. Well! It's done for now. I can't possibly fish it out."
"It wasn't your best!" consoled Delia.
"No, but the only scarlet33 one I possess, and just at present I've a wild fad34 for scarlet. I get crazes for various colors. Last term I'd look at nothing but pale blue, till Bertha Ford9 got that new blue chiffon dress, and that, of course, set me against it forevermore. I'd a rage for tartan once, only[179] Jess was rather nasty about it; she thinks no one in the school has a right to wear Scotch36 plaids except herself. I've spent all my pocket money for this week, so I can't buy another ribbon till next Saturday. I shall have to go about in pink. Miau! I'll be such a good little pussy-cat. I'm sure different colors make me good or bad. Don't laugh at me! I mean it! I'm a different person according to what I wear."
For a short time the girls loitered about on the roof, enjoying the novelty of their position, and particularly the fact that they were on unlicensed ground, and would undoubtedly37 get into trouble if they were caught by Dominica or Anastasia. Naughty Peachy, to play the maids a trick, took down the row of towels, folded them neatly38, and placed them in a pile behind the cistern, chuckling39 over the prospect of Anastasia's consternation40 when she came up to fetch them and found them missing.
"I owe her something for breaking my pink alabaster41 vase," she announced. "She's an awful smasher with her duster—just goes surging ahead over our mantelpiece and sends our ornaments42 flying. Mary's Pompeii pots went to smithereens yesterday. Now, Signorina Anastasia, you won't find your towels in too big a hurry. I guess I've paid you out."
"She'll pay you out if she catches us up here," suggested Delia, who was anxious not to forfeit43 her[180] exeat. "Hadn't we better be getting a move on?"
"Words of wisdom, my child, fall from your lips like pearls and diamonds. The same sage44 thought was occurring to your humble45 servant. Anastasia has what is commonly called a tart35 tongue, and an inconvenient46 and inconsiderate habit of reporting trifles at headquarters. It would be quite unnecessary of her to mention to Miss Rodgers that she had seen us here, but I believe she'd go out of her way to do it."
"I'm sure she would, bad luck to her. Lead on, MacDuff! Let's descend47 from the Highlands to the Lowlands."
"We may find further sport farther afield. I'm not at the end of my resources yet. I've an idea or two more in my head," nodded Peachy, escorting her friends down the staircase to the comparative safety of the back yard.
There was no doubt that Peachy was in an exceedingly mischievous48 mood and ready for any prank49 which came to hand. She dodged50 with her followers51 successfully past the kitchen door, without attracting the hostile attention of Anastasia or any other of the servants. She was bent52 on exploring a patch of the garden which was only accessible from the rear of the scullery. She had observed it from the vantage-ground of the roof, and had decided that, by climbing on to a low shed, it would be quite possible to scale the wall which divided the grounds of the Villa Camellia from those of its next door[181] neighbor. The girls had always been extremely curious about the Villa Sutri. From their dormitory windows they could catch a glimpse of its green shutters53 and creeper-covered walls, set away among a thick grove54 of trees, and they had decided that its garden looked immensely superior to their own. The estate belonged to Count Sutri, who often spent part of the winter and spring among his orange groves55 and his flowery pergolas. He was supposed to have a reputation for gardening, and rumors56 of his wonderful exotics had circulated round the school. None of the girls, however, had ever actually been inside the grounds.
Peachy's project was, of course, extremely audacious, and had the Count been at home she would hardly have dared to let it materialize. She had heard Mrs. Clark mention on Sunday that their neighbor had started for a cruise in his yacht, and that he would probably be away for a considerable time.
"The Villa will be shut up, and only a few gardeners left about the place," declared Peachy, "and if I know anything of Italian gardeners, they'll all be sitting smoking inside the summer-house, so we needn't trouble ourselves to worry about them. It's the opportunity of a lifetime. I saw the whole thing in a flash from the roof. There's a shed on our side of the wall and a shed on his. All you have to do is to step over and get down. Nothing could be simpler. I'm just aching to explore that garden."[182]
Delia, still thinking of her exeat, demurred57, and even Irene's valor58 slightly quailed59.
"Oh, come on! Be sports!" tempted60 Peachy. "You'll never get such a chance in your lives again—never."
So they hesitated, and were lost, and finally followed their leader up the low, sloping roof of the shed.
As Peachy had prophesied61, it was really remarkably62 easy. They had only to scale quite a low piece of wall, and drop on to the roof of the shed on the other side, then scramble down into Count Sutri's garden. In less than five minutes the feat15 was accomplished63, and three rather awed64 but delighted girls were speeding along a green alley65 in quest of adventure.
There was no doubt about it being a beautiful garden. It was more carefully kept than that of the Villa Camellia, and contained choicer and rarer flowers. There were glorious tanks of water-lilies, and there were pergolas of sweet-scented creepers, and the statues and arbors utterly66 eclipsed even those of a public park. It was evidently the Count's favorite hobby, and he had spared no expense in laying out the grounds. Rather fearful of being caught by some chance gardener the girls walked on, holding themselves in readiness to dive away if necessary and make a quick escape.
"Do you feel like Adam and Eve in Paradise?" queried67 Delia tremulously.[183]
"Not a bit, because they never got back after they were once turned out. I wish we could annex68 this place and add it on to the Villa Camellia. The Count can't want it while he's away."
The girls wandered about in breathless enjoyment69. Stolen waters are sweet, and somebody else's garden seemed much more attractive than their own. They did not dare to venture too near the Villa, and kept carefully away from anything that looked like a grotto70 or a summer-house, in which they might find a gardener seated, enjoying his cigarette. At the end of a rose pergola, however, Peachy made a discovery. It was neither more nor less than a flight of steps leading down to a door in the ground. She stood gazing at it with curiosity.
"Now I wonder what that is?" she exclaimed.
"'I WONDER WHAT THAT IS?' SHE EXCLAIMED" "'I WONDER WHAT THAT IS?' SHE EXCLAIMED"
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"Looks like the entrance to a mausoleum," shuddered71 Delia.
"Or the strong room where the Count keeps his money," laughed Irene.
"I don't believe it's either. I shouldn't be surprised if it's the passage leading to the sea. I know there is one in the Sutri garden, to get down to the bathing cove17. How priceless if we've happened to light upon it. Is that door open? I'm going to see."
Peachy ran down the steps, turned the handle, and somewhat to her own astonishment72 found the door unlocked. She was peering into a long dark tunnel, at the end of which could be distinguished73 a faint glint of light. This was indeed an adventure. It[184] seemed a deed of daring to explore such hidden depths, but she was out to take risks that afternoon.
"Come along!" she commanded, bracing74 up the spirits of her more timorous75 comrades.
Holding one another's arms particularly tightly, the three entered the doorway76 and began to walk along the underground passage. It sloped sharply downwards77, and was rough under foot, but the farther they descended78 the brighter grew the light in front of them. Presently they had stumbled out of the darkness, and were emerging from a tunnel at the foot of the cliffs, and stepping out on to the sandy shore of a little cove.
It had always been a great grievance79 at the Villa Camellia that the school had no bathing place, and the girls had greatly coveted80 the creek81 which was the exclusive property of their neighbor, Count Sutri. To find themselves on a level with the sea, facing the lapping waves, was exactly what they had hoped. They ran along the sand in huge delight, to the very edge of the water. It was really a beautiful cove. There were groups of rocks with smooth pools amongst them, and in the silvery sand were numbers of tiny fragile shells, very pretty and delicate, and just the thing for a collection.
"It's a shame it should all belong to one man who probably hardly ever uses it," flamed Peachy. "Now, if only we could all come down here to bathe, wouldn't it be a stunt82? The cove is really mostly[185] under the garden of the Villa Camellia. I say it ought to belong to us."
"It's ours for the moment at any rate," said Irene.
"Yes, isn't it great? We've got it all to ourselves," rejoiced Delia, dancing along the beach with outstretched arms, like an incarnation of Zephyr83 or a spring vision of a sea-nymph. She skimmed over the sand almost as if she were flying, but, as she reached the largest group of rocks, her exalted mood suddenly dissipated and her high spirits came down to earth with a thud. Sitting on the other side of the rock, calmly smoking a cigar, was a middle-aged84 individual in a tweed coat and a soft hat. The creek, which they had imagined was their private paradise, was occupied after all.
Delia fled back to her friends, this time on wings of fright, and communicated her awful discovery.
"It must be Count Sutri," gasped85 Peachy.
"He can't have started off in his yacht after all," agreed Irene.
"I don't think he saw me, but I'm not sure about it," panted Delia breathlessly.
"Whether he did or he didn't we'd better scoot quick," opined Peachy.
So three agitated86 girls dashed back over the sands and into the dark tunnel, and hurried as fast as they could up the underground passage, expecting every moment to hear a footstep behind them and a voice[186] demanding to know what they were doing trespassing87 upon the premises88. At the top of the tunnel a horrible surprise awaited them. The door through which they had entered was shut and bolted. At first they could hardly believe their ill luck. They groped for the handle in the darkness, and pushed and pulled and turned and tugged89, but all in vain. They even thumped90 on the door and called, hoping to attract the attention of a gardener, but there was no reply. They were hopelessly locked inside the underground passage.
Now thoroughly frightened they were almost in tears.
"We shall have to go back to the cove," faltered91 Irene.
"And show ourselves to Count Sutri, and ask him to take us back somehow," gulped92 Peachy.
"We're in for the biggest row of our lives with Miss Rodgers," choked Delia.
There was certainly nothing else to be done. Time was passing quickly, and unless they could return at once to the Villa Camellia they would be late for preparation. Very sadly and soberly they walked back along the seashore to the rocks.
"You explain, Peachy," urged the others, and Peachy, though she did not relish93 the task thus thrust upon her, acknowledged that she was the instigator94 of the whole affair and therefore responsible for helping95 her companions out of a decidedly awkward situation.[187]
The gentleman in the soft hat was still sitting under the shadow of the rock smoking, but he rose and threw away his cigar as the deputation of three advanced to address him. Peachy, in her very best Italian, began to stammer96 out an explanation and excuses. He listened for a moment or two, then shook his head and interrupted.
"Sorry I don't speak much Italian. I'm afraid I don't quite understand."
"O-o-h! You're American!" gasped Peachy, her face one broad smile of relief. "We—we thought you were Count Sutri."
"I haven't that honor! I'm only plain Mr. Bond. I've taken the Count's villa, though, for two months. Can I be of any service to you?"
"We're Americans too," sparkled Peachy; "at least Delia and I are. We're at school at the Villa Camellia up there. I—I'm sorry to say we're trespassing here. We climbed over the wall into your garden and came down the passage to the shore, and now the door's locked and we can't get back again."
"And it's nearly preparation time," added Delia desperately97.
Mr. Bond's eyes twinkled with amusement.
"I'll take you back," he offered. "It was hard luck to find the door locked. I've hardly explored the place properly myself yet. I came down in the lift."
"The lift!" exclaimed Irene in surprise.
"Yes, here it is, and a very convenient arrange[188]ment too," said Mr. Bond, leading the way into an artificial cave close at hand.
Here to the girls' amazement98 was a perfectly99 modern and up-to-date "ascenseur," nicely upholstered and lighted by electricity. Mr. Bond ushered100 his visitors inside, closed the door, pressed a button, and immediately they shot aloft, landing ultimately in a kiosk in Count Sutri's garden at the top of the cliff. Feeling as if a magician had used occult means to transport them back to safety, the girls gazed round highly delighted to find themselves out of the cove. Their host, to whom they hastily confided101 some details of how they had penetrated102 into his premises, fetched a ladder, and by its aid they mounted to the roof of the shed, and skipped over the wall on to the top of their own wood-hut.
"You won't tell Miss Rodgers?" begged Peachy, waving a good-by to their rescuer after they had all protested their gratitude103.
"I guess I know how to keep a secret," he laughed. "I won't betray you. Hope you'll be in time. There goes your school bell. You've run it fine but I believe you'll just do it if you hustle104 up."
Three breathless girls, with minds much too agitated to apply themselves properly to French translation, slipped into the Villa Camellia at the eleventh hour, and answered "present" as their names were read on the roll-call. Peachy's disheveled hair drew down a rebuke105 from Miss Bickford, but this was such a very minor106 evil that she took it meekly107, smoothed[189] the offending elf-locks with her fingers, and composed her dimples to an expression of docile108 humility109.
"We got out of that very well," she purred in private afterwards.
"Thanks to Mr. Bond and the lift," agreed Irene.
"I guess I'm not going to try anything so risky110 again," declared Delia. "It was the fix of my life. I'll be down with nervous prostration111 to-morrow. Shouldn't wonder if I raise a temperature to-night. Peachy Proctor, you may coax112 and tease as you like, but nothing you say will ever induce me to climb that wall and go into Count Sutri's garden again. It's not worth the thrills. Sorry to be a crab113, but I mean it."
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