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

, it's

r search of her possessions d

ie, who had not heard

gave me! I'm sure I put it in the tray o

the trunk, not only the "annex," as Mollie

his room a perfect si

ust find it. Amy, you were with me the day I packed

remember? You took it out for a moment, after putting it in, to s

ack. Then the telephone rang, and I went to answer it.

t-you may have simply left

ssions back into her trunk. Ther

lie, who was in t

d. "There are two buttons off my coat-must have

I can't find something. I

off early. There may be a bear or two up

n't b

s,' Amy, and I'll give you a lovely box

striding up to him. "Give

Will pretended

candy. The box of Wa

his back and there was reveale

ace cried. "I kne

urs, how in the world did it get

it th

r bri

d for a moment, and

as you were packing. I wanted to get a piece of wrappin

case," finished her brother. "I thought you meant to give it to me, so I

d Grace, meekly, as

," he said with a cheerful grin. "Neve

ll and his chums called on his sister and her friends. Mr. Franklin dropped in to see if the young folks ne

een made for breakfast, and the boys had evinced

r. Franklin?" asked Amy, nervou

nter. They come out once in a while to sort of feed-up on our st

this a hard wint

n' so," was t

ing at, Amy?" Moll

hing are equal to each other. A bear comes out to feed in a hard winter-this

ed, blushing. "I only was wondering

d Will, with a protecting, brotherly

t in your trunk," laughed the old woodsman. "Well, I m

travel, and soon the boys had been "shooe

ems to follow when one retires after a day spent in

light left burning low in the living room shone on a small clock. And a

e fearsome conclusion to which she jumped. Then

the first

she asked, sit

n. I'm sure they're trying to get in. Oh, please

"Wait until I take a look. N

e sound of the others' voices

Betty, her room being nearest the window. S

g keeping guard around the house. He's walki

it was some time before she closed her

ew environment, the girls got their breakfast. They sent over some hot pancakes to the boys, for the

ouraging about the presence of bears, the boys determin

y. "The woods must be interesting at this time o

re were woodland trails and logging roads and the girls alternated on them; seeing much to wonder at and admire,

nking of turning back, for it was nearing noon, when a

ground. Git off!" and there stepped into view a burly, roughly-dress

ered the man