The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp / Or, Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats

the meanest girl in Deepdale!"

ded Grace, with spirit. "I don't s

for she was whirling about and "teetering" on her skates in a dizzying fashion. "Wh

de those first slurring remarks about Amy

last," asserted Mo

ould like to exercise some of the procli

re she did, and talk loud enoug

o after her?" and she nodded in the direction taken by Amy,

child," said Mollie, softly. "She

about due," observed Grace, and she and the others looked about for Will and h

volume, entitled "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale; Or, Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health," told how Betty, Mollie, Grace and Amy decided to go on a wa

there was a queer ghostly mystery on an island, but the girls were a match for it. As may be guessed f

Motor Car; Or, The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley," involved the girls from the very start in a series of queer happenings. They could not discover, until the very end, why

e long tours in the car, and they enjoyed every minute sp

s located Deepdale, the thriving town where our friends lived. And they were ou

race had a lovable brother Will, and Mollie a small brother and sister-Paul and Dodo-twins, who were alternately

ward. There was need to act promptly, and Will did so. Skating in a diagonal direction he fairly collided with

ried. "What i

tart, and Will saw tha

mered. "I guess I wasn't l

and he pointed to the open water that seemed s

ed. "Was-was I sk

ouldn't do anything else than shove you

ou. I-I didn't know what I was

nd again tears c

as anything happened?" he as

ill. It is

hers," he proposed. "They may

I'll go on-home." Amy hesitated over the wor

guessed at something that had occurred. "Come over to shore an

ice. "I had rather go alone, real

ain, and seemed

t-that I want to be alon

ates dangling over her shoulder, Amy set off across the snow-covered fields alone-with

twice, as though puzzled, and then skat

demanded, anxiously

e ho

ou go with her?" as

looking down, and she came within a few feet of going into an air hole. I

as that horrid Alice Jallow making slurring remarks about Amy. We won't take any not

my! No wonder she didn't look where she

at!" cried Be

when it's

the woman

cau

Allen came

s possible under the circumstances

ded Allen. "But

d at his chum as a signal not to be too inqui

t chocolates, and talking of the fun on the ice, while Grace spent s

tty and Mollie

p," proposed Betty, who was al

ment. I'll get you that book I promised, Betty. Oh, it

oo

ce, as, leading her chums into the library, she discov

t's only a little legal tangle I'm trying to stra

lp you with?" asked

I've got to arrange for some one to stay there during the winter to see that it isn't disturbed. It comes just at the wrong tim

omething more about her mystery to-day, Daddy, and she near

tory, as did many in Deepdale. "She ought to get out and away fr

ent. Then a queer expre

nk I have something that

er hands. "When you talk that way I

t, the High School won't open until late this wint

cried Grace. "Not until

to take charge of. It seems that there are some bungalows

nd putting her arms about his neck. "You're going t

ll the fresh air you want. And I suggest that you take Amy along. What she needs is a chan

! We could get Cousin Jane to go with us, perhaps," and she loo

ng of an old lumberman and his wife whom I might appoint a

looking after!"

o to a winter camp, I see no reason why you could not. Of cour

t stir another step until we hear all about th

s," agreed Bet