Pages 144-158 (Ike and Bobby, Guthrie) Summary

Ike and Bobby

The boys visit Mrs. Stearns. She is surprised to see them because it is not Saturday, and when she asks them why they have come, they cannot answer. Mrs. Stearns invites the boys in and suggests that they make cookies. She sends the boys with a list to the grocery store. Mrs. Stearns also gives the boys a key so she will not have to get up to let them in again. The boys have difficulty choosing the items because Mrs. Stearns did not specify brands.

When they return and give Mrs. Stearns her receipt and change, they also try to return the key, but she tells them to keep it in case they want to visit again. Mrs. Stearns instructs the boys to make cookies according to a written...