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

uld perhaps be a more appropriate term, considering the

ining eyes, as she crouched down amid the rugs nea

gined could be," said Betty. "I'm so glad you though

oo swift for me,

could go faster!

d the bend," spoke Allen. "Then we'll ge

rls will have to hang on, even by your

cary as all tha

Frank, soothingly. "He's

reassuring glance from Betty

d claimed for it. Roomy, as ice boats go, c

s," said Mollie, as the sharp wind

dley," declared Will. "I t

race, tossing h

in the face, "whence this sudd

oughtfulness in providin

or she'll be wanting me to do somet

be real chilly, I'm afraid," and she drew her very becoming furs closer about her. Her fa

not," she confessed with a laugh. "I only know

nd he took from a box a long, round object. "It's a vacuum bottle of hot coffee," he ex

hastened to assure him. "It is just w

ox," said Allen to Frank. "If you'll get t

blige!" exc

the coffee," explained the young l

y were sipping the hot beverage while glidi

the full force of the breeze, which, increasing in power, sent

ng Mollie, and causing her to spill

u did!" snapped the

Grace, contritely. "I thoug

s," laughed Betty, as she helped Gr

ed Mollie," as Will expressed it later. The little

s were moving about, and he needed less

re of the frozen river, there shot out a small ice craft, containing two persons. It was so sud

ome out?" he called sharply to t

s the retort, and then the boat shot around and took the

in that boat!" exclaimed

agreed Mollie. "But who

ook," ans

im?" demanded

He's a new

ing with-her-lo

r saw him with her. Mind that c

ve me a scare, though. I never sa

know much about running one of these things. How are

tly, looking up into the cloudless sky, and nu

ed Grace. "Do you kn

in theatrical fashion. "Mum's the word, old

n't worry," w

in the direction of the other boat. It was a little distance ahead, but off

Alice think he was some ice yachtsman," suggested Wil

r. "We seem to be on the outs enough with the Jallow fami

father's case, and I think, when it is next tried, that Jallow will lo

stify," said Grace, "it would end it all in papa's

of the way to the lumber camp. They intended to stop at noon, which woul

to a race, but Allen knew better than to accept. The other boat was a

e river. Our friends gave it little thought until, when they we

back, tacking a

t," said Allen in a low voice. "He'll

ding from side to side of the frozen river

ried Allen, as he saw the craft headed di

ut Allen was not minded to suffer a collision. Quickly he shifted his helm, an

rom the girls as Allen, who had managed to jump clear, raced

gage and fur robes, scattered over the ice, he saw the boat, the action of which had m

ill, as he sat up, a ro

g a quick survey of the girls. The