"And it's all due to you young ladies!" he said, gratefully. "I don't know how to thank you. You are entitled to a reward--" "Don't you dare mention it!" cried Betty, "Well, some day I'll pay you back for all you did for me!" he exclaimed, warmly. "I won't forget. And now that I have some money to spare, I'm going to get a new suit of clothes." He said good-bye to the girls, promising to see them again some time, and then he left, having made arrangements to go on to New York and finish up his business affairs. "Well, now that it is all over, won't you come on to the house and have supper?" said Betty's cousin, as they came out of the telegraph office. "I must say, you girls know how to do things." "Oh, you can always trust Betty for that," said Mollie. "It just did itself," declared Betty. "Everything seemed to work out of its own accord from the time we found the five hundred dollar bill." "But you helped a lot," insisted Amy. "Indeed she did," added Grace. "Well, our walking tour will soon be over," Betty said as they neared her cousin's house. "We'll be home to-morrow. We've had lots of fun, and I think it has done us all good. We'll soon be home." "But not without a long walk," said Grace, with a sigh. "I wonder what we shall do next? We must keep out of doors." "We have a long vacation before us--all summer," said Amy. "I do wish we could spend it together." "Maybe we can," said Betty. "We'll see." And how the four chums enjoyed the vacation that was opening may be learned by reading the next volume of this series, which will be entitled "The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake; Or, The Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat _Gem._" The stay of the girls at the home of Betty's cousin was most enjoyable. They remained two nights, instead of one, sending word of the change of their plans to their parents. Then, early in the morning, they started for home on the last stage of their tour. "Twenty-two miles!" sighed Grace, as they set out. "Oh, dear!" But they were not destined to walk all the way. About five miles from town they saw a big touring car approaching, and as it neared them they beheld Will Ford and his chum Frank in it. "Hurray!" cried Grace's brother. "Welcome to our city!" added Frank. "Get in and we'll take you home in style." "Oh, you boys!" cried Betty, but she and the others got in. Off they started, all of them seemingly talking at once, and in a short time they arrived at Deepdale. They attracted considerable attention as they passed through the town in the car Will and Frank had hired to honor the members of the Camping and Tramping Club. "But it rather spoiled our record, I think," said Betty. "We were to walk all the way." "Oh, we walked enough," declared Grace. "I did, anyhow," and she glanced at her shoes. "But it was fun!" exclaimed Amy. "Glorious!" cried Mollie. A little later the four tourists were warmly welcomed at their respective homes, later meeting for a general jollification at Mollie's house.