The Corner House Girls Under Canvas / How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward

bably forgotten about Rosa Wildwood for the time being. But Ruth stopped

Ruth, speaking loudly enough, she wa

n, Ruthie," laughed Pearl. "Yes. I aske

o come next week. I am going

e strange girl's head. But the latter gave no sign of having heard-at least, s

it," Carrie Poole said, not unkindly. "T

ore," Ruth explained, intentionally speaking so that thos

ully sweet girl

hers!" cried Pearl. "She says 'Ah re

efore the school term closed. Now it has been arranged for her to stay at Pleasant

ll right," declared Pearl. "Wi

"Nor at the hotel. We want a qui

eved there was a curious intentness in her manner-she held her head very still as though she

his bungalow-where we shall

of the cove, near the river, and we have bathing rights on

you were very kind to ask me to stay two

he strange girl were listening, she would learn

man held some keen interest in Rosa Wildwood. Of course-right at the

his girl reminded her. Ruth conjured before her mind's eye the fair, delicate beauty of Bob Wildwood's daught

psy. Ruth scouted the idea that she might be Juniper Wildwood,

he had been startled when Rosa's name was mentioned. The Corner House girl was deeply interested in t

le in one part of the car, then in another. Agnes was in and out of her seat half a dozen times between stations.

e," declared Lucy Poole who, like the Corner Hou

s only a big, big pond! Our frog pond at home

s Lucy wants to see Old Ocean in its mig

rpent!" c

," admitted Lucy. "A sea serpent mu

said Pearl. "Father Nep

ng like the snakes alcoholic victim

nes. "Here's what I rea

ea serpent

cely roa

prohibi

what knocke

we don't see serpents in the ocean, I expect we'll

y was strange

ed branch line that connected that small city with Pleasant Cove. The speed of the train after lea

mplaints, and the babies began to fret and cry. But our friends in

hotels at the Cove, the railroad company had presented him with a sheaf of chair coup

said Pearl. "Just the same, I guess I can show you girls a good time at S

and swamp lands seemed interminable. Now and then they w

ell of salt marsh. The air seemed suddenly cleaner. At one station where they stopped, a salt creek came in, an

ew!" sighed Carrie Poole, h

ve doesn't smell like this, d

part of it-the

is odor prevailed I should say the plac

ng-off place?" demanded Agnes.

each the Cove station. It's a winding way the railroad follows. But if we got off about here and went right through

pert

e the real estate speculators gave it

els and everybody clung to the seats for support. One of the brakemen ran thr

d employee. "Tide rose last night and lo

uld get hold of the conductor the girls demanded

lared the man of the punch. "There'

demanded Pe

that," the cond

to the bungalow and air the bedclothes

, then," said the conducto

rl said to her friends. "Can the

es cried. "If they can

wisdom of the move, but h

all these other folks," said Pearl. "We'll