The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View; Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand

t to accept as truth the statement Will had made in such

rue? Is that the secret y

Isn't it a good one, an

expect it would be that. I thou

d in some

bout a girl!" broke in Mol

here are lady smu

nonse

l Fo

reall

e's just t

to Allen in an aside to know whether Will real

nough," Allen said,

ster included, understand, and believe that he really was telling the truth. Then they inspected

w you were going in for that sort of thing, Will! How d

e precautions on tiptoes, glancing rapidly from side to side, while he flashed a pret

st hide those diamonds. And then, gal, at the peril of your life, you must g

"Then we'll go for a ride in your boat, and you can

h? Awfully ki

about it,"

!" exclaimed Will, with a loo

get out on the water again. Th

entine camp, and he agreed that I could have it. I don't know whether I told you or not, but when I ran away from Uncle Isaac's down South, I fell

ooking for, and he was good enough to compliment me on my memory for

de me stop and think. I am pretty good at remembering

faculty. It is the hardest thing for me to remember

d to help me. He gave me his card, and, after all my troubles were over, thanks to your effor

omise of a chance, and I began studying up, and taking the exa

ing all those days you were

ull fledged Secret Service agent, t

eally going to

ed Will. "If I see any la

icular, up here?" asked Amy. "Any smugg

ee a pirate arrested the firs

asked Grace, with just the

ct, and that takes in a good part of the New England coast. I haven't really been assigne

?" Mollie wa

ave of absence now. I'm spending a few days cruising

chocolates!" demanded Grace. "You don't nee

or smugglers around here?" asked Amy, who

, with a look around the horizon as though to discove

from the girls. The boys already knew all he could tell them. T

uggler!" exclaimed Mollie, with a quick ges

d Amy, with a nervo

ke the girls for a ride let

asked Betty, as she tur

!" he exclaimed

of young people were out on t

large one, Mrs. Nelson insisted on Will and his chums remaining there, though they said they w

at with the girls, the engine suddenly stopped wh

s up? Trouble

think I'd better tie her up and get a new one. I

ck, the boys held a mysterious conversation regarding ground

ve to go to the repai

rry?" returned

-the water," she answered with a

eclared. "I'll charter a sailboat

hold all the party. Thus the glorious summer days were used to best advantage, t

ack, as he came down to the dock one morning, a

mething will happen to-day. I have a feeling i

d his sister. "Don't jo

it is serious

with going out to

replied the old lobsterman. "If

want to go!"

tarted off in the sailboat, the motor craft having be

signs of the storm increased, and the girls, becoming more a

Ocean View, but fortunately near a little she

he gust struck the boat, heeling her over

g to capsize!"

!" ordered

led together in the little cockpit cabin, while a big wav