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

ize the import of the mess

t, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks. That is, if we get

dear. He can't be lost for long; everyone in Deepdale

he-he ma

h she was even then shivering. Grace was n

hispered Will in her ear. "

d Amy, who had been bidding her callers good-n

e useful,"

ocket electric flash-l

y. "I'll be right with you, as s

though knowing how Mollie would worry about her little brother being out in it, the others kept insist

t, and Mollie shivered as she felt the cold and cutting blasts of

rs. Billette, the widow being ministered to by some of her neighbors

artly lapsing into French in her excitement. Mr

to stay up later than usual without being undr

gotten about Paul until a little while before. He had been missed and a hasty search had no

storm!" cried Mrs. Billette on Moll

lie, more bravely than she felt. She had dried her o

rmed Will. "Scatter and se

was going about the house. In the mantle of newly-fallen snow it would seem to be an easy

cate them, and a joyful

He came out of this side door

Mrs. Billette, clutc

n over, you know. He can c

ind my little baby!" cr

low, and could easily trace the line of tiny footsteps, since no other pers

tinctively that the steps led there. Then he saw a flash of light in the structure whe

there, Paul?

ed anxiously

"What oo want? I goin' way off i

d his mother. But her

h had been left unlocked that day-inadvertently, it se

lantern with him, taken, it developed, from where Isaac, the furnace man, had left it for a moment in t

amma so?" asked Mollie, as she caug

son Tuso. He got in boat-I go i

ot about my

Mollie, severely, "and sister does

with tears. Then catching sight of Grace, who, with the others, formed a circle abo

t any

d some chocolates in a bag. And no one re

d escorting Betty and Grace, who lived near each other. The girls promised to meet again next day, but this was

ng to the winter camp. From the parents of the three, tentative permission had

ord had said to his wife, "and the win

there is

nse!" Mr. Ford

might not have been so positive. Even as it was,

take charge of the camp, and look after the girls, who would occupy one of the large cabins, if they went to

d!" exclaimed Mr. Ford on

ho happened to be in the library wi

in dispute. Valuable timber, too, that I'm sure belongs to me. This is contrary

ll this stop us

you on the ground, Grace. You can let me know if anything happens. Now I must see what I can do about this. If only I could

him up there, papa,

n't let this bad news worry you. You and your chums can go there all right, and have a good time