The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View; Or, The Box That Was Found in the Sand

o, Be

race

s way-oh, yes, they're all here, b

or five o'clock

off? Just for that he sha'n't h

ered after the rather drawling manner of a tall, slim, well-dressed la

ted the youth who had been characterized by one of

atch!" gasped Will Ford in falsetto tone

d Betty, who had relieved the maid at the door. "What

that took him past his chums and placed him at Betty's side.

he street," went on Will Ford, the brother of Grace, "and we followed. Where is my s

I depended on you," observed

ing to hide behind Percy. "Don't le

violent in his action, and Percy Falconer was anything b

ther tousled in appearance, but with a wholesome, b

ly. "Are you going to ask us out? If you are we ca

Associated Chocolate Fiends," spoke Will. "If y

occurrence for them all to thus gather at Betty's home, which seemed to be a

-Percy," whispered Betty, when

ed. The boys did not care for him because of his too well-dressed appearance, and his lack of appreciation of manly

re for Percy, though he tried to show her attentions. Now if it had been Allen Washburn, the young law student-well, th

he and the others had more or less carefully distribut

d, with a nod at Amy, who still clung

, we'll let you in on it,

ugh," mocked Mollie. "As if we

ell them?"

eirs first," s

ped?" asked Roy Anderson, with a chuckle, for the "j

te forgot to wind

keep his voice from Percy. That was one thing about the well-

after a silent pause. "It's just five,"

ollie at once plunged into the matter she and her chu

iew," said Betty, "and we girls are going to spend

es broke over their faces, which were beginning to take on

spoke Allen. "But we'll tell you, just the

broke in Will. "As if he

quiet!" rebuked his sist

d Roy. "Go

e motor boat, has decided not to use it this summer. He has offered it to me, and we boys have made up a p

's where Ocean View is-in New England. If you bo

n, quickly. "But we hoped you migh

tty. "You see, the girls are to be my guests. We were just arranging

s the use of. Sleeping cabin and all that. We can live

ng as that,"

Allen wan

you know. My appoin

could put in every now and then, to

sked Grace, with a g

e secret, Sis

tel

ter. Now if

broke i

come to life!

stopped again?

g on a cruise," went on Percy. "I-I really, I don

y!" whispered Allen, in th

out where it is very

nd coast!" cried Henry Blackford. "Why, even when it

d one get-er-seasi

t decidedly!"

r in our motor car, and I may be able to induce him to take in the New England shore. It would be horribl

ghtful!" mocked Wi

place, Betty

, and the two moved off by

r from shore?" asked Grace of her brother. "

e time comes,"

ack to Uncle Isaac'

eptune fo

ve. And, unable to stand the hard conditions there, he had run away, and had had no end of hard times in a

of work, Sis, and while I'm waiting for a certain appointmen

you'll come to see

rtainl

ust make preparations for their motor boat outing, and naturally Grace, Moll

Later that day she received telephone messages from

as soon as you c

she had purchased-the third that day-she murmured to herself: "I wonder what tha