Stevie grinned. “You’re going to have an awful time at Moose Hill then,” she said.
“Oh, I would, if I were going, that’s for sure,” Trudy said. “But I’m not going.”
“You’re not?” all three Saddle Club girls said in a single voice.
“Of course not. Get real.” The three friends laughed. “I want you to go in my place, Stevie. It’s just a little thank-you for a really great visit with you.”
All three girls turned to Stevie, who couldn’t speak because her jaw had dropped.
When she could finally move and talk once again, Stevie did three things. First, she shrieked. Second, she hugged Trudy. And third, she had a proposal for Lisa.
“When we finish our sundaes, if you have any money left over, let’s go back to the library and trade your dollar for the lucky silver dollar I gave them. I have the funny feeling we’re going to need it to find a way for you and Carole to come to Moose Hill, too. I just can’t see myself riding for two weeks without you two!”
Lisa and Carole agreed. The more The Saddle Club stuck together, the more impossible it seemed that they could ever be apart.
“Here’s to The Saddle Club at Moose Hill,” Trudy announced, lifting her water glass in a toast.
The Saddle Club raised their glasses, too. “And here’s a toast to our one nonriding, nonhorse-crazy, but definitely very cool member,” Carole said, welcoming Trudy into their group.
Trudy grinned happily at her three new friends. She was as happy to be a part of their club as they were to have her.
“There’s just one requirement,” Trudy said to Stevie.
“Anything!” Stevie shouted.
“You’ve got to send me a postcard from camp. I want to hear about everything!”
About the Author
Bonnie Bryant is the author of nearly a hundred books about horses, including the Saddle Club series, the Saddle Club Super Editions, and the Pony Tales series.
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