The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the Summer Camp

ls wore serious expressions. Mrs. Livingston and the guardians were grave, speaking in low tones when they spoke at all, as if to impress upon all the

augh," she complained wit

Chief Guardian pleasantly. But somehow T

about the hazing of the two new girls. The guardians were following some carefully laid plan, but Harriet wondered that no

re called upon to do was to gather s

e campfire being the family fireside when one is in the forest. It is the basis of the camp li

ds as fuel. They learned too that, as birch bark burned very free

eated. Each girl was called upon to lay the wood for the fire, then taught to light the fire either in windy or calm weather. One of the leaders among the more experience

ll present. Harriet noticed, too, that Miss Elting had barely spoken to Grace and her that morning. This hurt Harriet. She felt it keenly, though Miss Elting's avoidance of the two girls was because she did not wish either one to talk

near the camp. The girls appeared to be laboring under considerable excitement. She hastened over and

ce of white bark. On it was

g at eight o'clock. All Camp Girls will

f the Chief

the Camp Girls wagging. Those who had been there for som

ime in Camp Wau-Wau this e

s sound asleep, as we can easily prove. Do you know," she confided in a lower tone to several of

ean?" asked on

nder those two girls from going out there in the woods and raising a commotion just to attract attention to

sible," objected a girl. "They

Patricia. "I am simply saying that they might have done so. However, we shall see this ev

t had not been intended for her ears. She walked away with head erect, a look in her eyes that might h

be present at the Council Fire and wanted to know if the Camp Girls were too poor to buy paper. She said she had plenty of writing pape

entering the tent of the Chief Guardian, their actions indicating that they sought to escape observation. They were not wholly unobserved, however, for there were many pair

nife or a fork caused nearly every girl at the tables to start nervously. Just before darkness descended four Fire Makers had pile

of gayly colored beads. Some of the strings contained more beads than others, for each bead represented an "honor" fairly earned by the girl who wore it. On the sleeve of each Camp Girl's costume was worked an emblem. On those of the Wood

d were now awaiting them. Harriet had ordered the goods for hers at a cost of a dollar. Upon the arrival of the goods she intended to make her own costume. Ha

r tents they stood about in groups awaiti

comes!" cri

. As she passed the tents the girls in the ceremonial dress fell in behind. The lea

rch on high

magic power

icker, flic

fire

at she forgot to fall in with the procession when it came her turn to do so. Some

orch Bearer

e left with the first finger of the right hand slightly raised. The crossed fingers were to indicate crossed logs and the slightly raised forefinger of the right hand represented the curving flame rising from the burning logs. This sign was returned

erth," whispered Tommy, g

lay before them. Harriet had no idea what was to be done, though she had learned from the stray words that had been dropped in her presence, that the purpose of the Council Fire was to make an inquiry into the events of the previous evening, perhaps

tep forward to the Council Fire," w

l upon her features causing them to stand out in bold relief against the dark background of the n