The Meadow-Brook Girls on the Tennis Courts; Or, Winning Out in the Big Tournament

provoking?" p

" observed Jane, with

laughed

adow-Brook Girls," she declared. "However, I think we are well able to take

no objection to it. The boys no doubt wi

ve down here, then

ht of that. Wha

ide. We'll sleep over it rather than decide hastily. I should like to know what

mplained Margery. "I don't belie

se boys surely have something that is to be a great surpris

rriet reflectively. "What do y

that to you,"

estion to-morrow morning. I always lik

o know right away,

ndications. The girls did not lie awake long thinking of the surprise that the Tramp Club

darting through the air, or pouring forth their songs from bush or tr

them to look up. Down the incline came the Tramp Club boys, jumping from rock to rock, ra

when still some distance from the camp. "Hurry ou

," answered Harriet laughingly as the boys cam

't anything to say about it. Here, Pi

s ears, she having been at work setting the tent to rights

hey have a big morning's work ahead of them, and any one who

warned Tommy. "I'd jutht like to thee

the ground, the fire had been kicked aside and the cooking utensils dragged out to cool off preparatory to packing them. Miss Elting gazed at the bold lads smiling

going?" questioned Harriet, after she ha

, and you're going to get the surprise of

think that surprise

be beside yourselves with joy and sheer de

unable to walk without crutches on account of our

ore we shift our camp," suggest

ing your pardon for contradicting you," answered George, tou

girls had had no part in the striking. They had made several individual efforts, only to be thrust aside by the determined boys. Now and then George

orge distributed the packs among his fellows. These were not very heavy loads, for the girls had t

e captain, himself shouldering the large

yet decided to move camp," answered

ecided that yesterday. You don't have to come along if you

a step," dec

answered the captain politely. "May I assist

ill. Come, girls. I suppose we might as well give in. It is eithe

uth what the great thurp

ed a long-dr

got all about that

now," suggeste

George began climbing the hill, followe

ing?" grumbled M

pot from which the timber had been cut, the girls found the advance guard of Tramps at work pitching the tent. There was a heavy growth of bushes, bu

wn his pack. "You girls just make yourselves at home

e work here, I see-cut all the bushes and leveled off the ground

ose rocks yonder. There is an old log road leading in from the highway. It is a much more convenient place in every way than t

et, nodding. "We shall have to go

get everything we need. We go there for milk every morning. We can just

"But now that we are here, suppose you

rock and pointed out other advantages of the camp they had chosen for their friends, the Meadow-Brook Girls, all o

flat stones. George then drew from a bag a dozen squirrels that they had shot that morning. These he proceeded to skin and

Meadow-Brook Girls had begun to enter into the spirit of the fun. They were chatting and laughing gayly, teasing the Tramp Boys and criticising their methods of house-keeping. Luncheon wa

uld like to hear about

rugged her

t think it would give us much pa

ell us," c

weren't curious

ell us now. You don't have to be coaxe

le story, and I know you'll all shout with del