Jackie stopped howling long enough to follow the conversation. "A bee? Oh, no! I've been bitten by a bee!" Another high-pitched shriek.

"It's all right," Kristy said soothingly. She had read up on bee stings and knew that if the wound was clean and there was no stinger inside, it was okay. Just to be on the safe side, though, she decided to march Jackie over to the first-aid station.

The nurse took charge of the situation right away. Jackie stopped crying the minute he sat on the examining table, and ten minutes later, they were back out at the pool area. Jackie was fine.

Now what? Kristy thought. It was only eleven-thirty, and she was exhausted.

"Can we eat lunch, Kristy?" Archie was pulling on her arm, and she didn't have the energy to resist. It was a little early to eat, but maybe it was safer to have everyone sitting down together. Surely nothing could happen

over a plate of cheeseburgers. She rounded up Shea from the diving pool, and the two of them staked out a table, while Jackie and Archie went to the snack bar.

Then Kristy and Shea waited. And waited. Shea shifted restlessly on the wooden bench, and Kristy checked her watch. What was keeping Jackie and Archie?

"Hey, Kristy, what's going on over there?" Shea pointed to a commotion at the snack bar. It looked like someone was holding up a long line of people.

It had to be Jackie. Kristy was sure of it. "Stay here," she ordered Shea, and took off for the snack bar. She spotted Jackie at the cashier, emptying his pockets while Archie nibbled on a candy bar.

"What's going on?" she asked, trying to keep cool.

"Oh, Kristy, I'm glad.you're here." Jackie gave her a winning smile. "I guess I bought too much, because I ran out of money."

She looked at his tray. It was overflowing with Mars Bars, M&M's, Devil Dogs, and Cheez Doodles. Somewhere under the mess, she saw the cheeseburgers and fries she had told him to order. "I'll say," she muttered.