oment-the footsteps passed on again

have been?" wh

ecklessly. "None of our friend

ned the door a

either," she announced. "But say, Doro, dear, I don't see why I can't

rhaps it blew out of the

ied, "but I have lo

ha

f the candy box. It had an ad

yours, if you took

ver mind. Wash up and we'll go out in the woo

to wait for the mail. Besides, my eyes would betray me,

ntime you might be hunting up your photo for me. I feel lonely without it," and

loomy indeed, but, as her trunk had arrived, she buri

g for the "rumpus," and as the two factions were rivals, each

orothy, but Tavia managed to

lared Molly Richards. "We are growing up, a

ced Tavia, "for I couldn't hav

real frog jump out at you. However, if you have no suggestions to make there is no u

nteered, "but I will have to calenda

aid Edna. "What do you think of the

hitting the same name. Wouldn't it be a joke," and, in anti

declared Ned. "They wo

logne proclaimed. "And, since we are the se

sted. "We are sure to be sati

cutive committee," said Co

aid. "I'll get the straws. Long

the decision was for Glens; an

y originality was greatly missed. It was the first time in he

rowing. Ned and Tavia went in the canoe with the closed ends, or air compartments, while Dick

called because the trees leaned over t

paddle," Tavia remark

uess that's the main poin

e the words uttered than Jean did turn-right ou

re!" called Ned. "

reached the spot where Jean was

ia called to the one in t

e frightened reply.

f it," answered Tavia. "It isn't

e!" gasp

and keep exactly in line with us. I

ut when both girls assured her that there was no other way, as she could not get her

right, but Ned balanced the craft while Tav

ded, and scarcely thanking the rescuers, she dashed acros