Betty Lee, Senior

. Four or five girls were urging their gentle steeds along the pretty country road ne

cked up his pace and stride and jolted her. One of the girls that Betty had recently

cried Kathryn, grinning. "It's us for r

n carried out. Mr. Lee had not brought Mrs. Lee and Amy Lou to New England, since business in New York held him there. But the Penroses, driving up to the Maine village to invest

not see how any one could leave the ocean unless she had to. But the restless boys had been making re

nors of the city with great dignity and telling the girls where to see different things of importance. Betty would not spoil Amy Lou's enthusiasm by reminding her that she had been there bef

that no summer which they ever should have could come up to this one. Here they were now in this wonderful camp; and Betty declared that having

bout sixty girls, only a few of whom Betty knew, though there were some from other high schools in her home city. And were they friendly-and noisy, at certain times?

ified. It was "like being away to school-and without lessons!" Betty's only other camp experience had been a week-end attendance upon a Fall Retreat. That she had "loved" and it had made her happy in her int

b house, was a three-story structure and had been adapted to its present use, very much like a girls' dormitory. Wide porches, a large room with a fireplace for the open fires they sometimes

n one of these, as they were to stay over into the next period. The girls were at first a trifle disappointed, but when they found

e place, its tall trees, the birds nesting close by and their songs in the morning. And oh, the nice space! Little country roads, deep hollows, thick woods, all sorts of growths with the wild flowers of the lat

Betty and Kathryn promptly signed. Betty joined the dramatic group and Kathryn signed up for handic

creation group played tennis, volley ball and other outdoor games or scampered over the country on horseback, as Betty and Kathryn w

heir ride. The horses would be given a little res

the proper place and joined Kathryn in a stroll down the hill to the bridge that cross

eye on a rabbit that popped out of the bush

ered, thinking that it was not very nice of her to mak

lk with Ramon, Betty," remarked Kathry

here's that Kentucky warbler that we've been trying to see! I

and if this is Indiana, camp isn'

t and watched the thick bushes that concealed the warbler. Then-oh joy!-there were both of the mates. First the male bird flew from the bush to a tree above. On a lower limb, in plain sight, he rested for a few mom

t me forget, Kathryn, to put all that down for our reports, and about the little field sparrow's nest w

out Ramon

little green heron started from a thicket close to the river and a spotted sandpiper flew close t

ter were found and all right. I tried to get him to see how much more his

ifferent about those things. Perhaps they do care about the jewel

t as if she expected to see him. "Oh, let's forget about it. Ramon Sevilla-sky will just have to have his old adventures if he will be so obstinate. All he said in his

combination of Ramon's name, repeate

n paper, torn in irregular shape and written upon with a very black pencil. This was the invitation to a barn dance, to take place that evening. "Look as crazy as you can," said Bernadine. "And after

what do

have to say much. She will probably b

s," said Kathryn, "and we didn't

a stunt like this. Just get the general id

eft them, though Betty was thinking to herself that kidnapping and being gagg

fun, Betty, but I guess we'd better see Miss Mercer about when to come in with our speeches. It wouldn't do to b

I should say we will help you put up the bird pictures! Wait til

ate of New York," such pictures as represented birds actually seen by the nature group in camp. "We have not as many as we would see in the migration season," Miss Davenport explained

r entertaining to hear several startled and perfectly distinct remarks from a heroine that was supposed to be unable to speak or call for aid. But Betty thought she was going to be dropped

that you make a good job of it this time!" True, "varlets" and "job" scarcely seemed to belong to the same verna

eals. Two things Betty declared that she could never forget. One was a wet evening when a fire in the big fireplace was comfortable. It was their hearth fire and camp fire in one and the girls sat around on the floor be

n the school organization and found themselves useful here. Both received honors at the recognition service. And oh, that

id her goodbye on the big bridge. A whole procession of girls was walking across it to take th

h she had linked with Betty's as she str

girl, and I like your influence upon other girls. I

and I want Kathryn in this year, if possible. But I'll work for it just as hard and all the more for having been here! Thank you for

r plans than ever. Remember, Betty Lee, that wherever you go you

I don't want to! If there's anything

Miss Dale. "You may find o

a-linga-ling, Yawning, and other camp classics, varied by their own versions and their hiking and goodbye songs. A tear or two had