The Carter Girls' Week-End Camp

come up for a short stay. The Tuckers were great favorites and were always received with open arms at any place wher

ave convulsed that gentleman. He thought no more of the social standing of his daughters Virginia and Caroline (Dum and Dee) than he did of the fourth dimension. He came to the camp and brought his daughters and Page Allison just because he heard it was great fun. He had known Robert Carter all his life and admired and liked him. His

oks. They might have stayed safely there had not the Carter girls started this venture in the mountains. That was too much for them. Zebedee had promised Tweedles again and again t

s!" enthused Dum Tucker as Douglas showed them to their tent where

s plan," insisted Douglas. "We are so glad yo

it," cried Dee, and Page All

Helen?" de

her appearance until she has put

ook, herself?" cri

were great favorites with her, too, "sometimes when we get out of provisions, which we

d Douglas, "and we are so upset over seeing them that we are rather la

d I can do lots of stunts, and Pag

s Allison into service when she

if I can help, let me," and Page, who had said little up to that time, spoke with such genu

s, hastening off with Nan to see that other guests had found the

bedee thought of coming. I think Douglas Cart

er is not so well or something. Think o

?" asked Page. "Is

at," tweedl

is one butterfly and we always rather expected Helen to be just

t her hands," declared Dum. "If the lilies of the field were b

de their way to the pavilion where Mrs. Carter was receiving the week-enders wit

self perfectly at home with any type, now laid himself out to be pleasant to his hostess. He told her all the latest news of Franklin street and recounted the gossip that had filtered back from White Sulphur and Warm Spr

h a pleasant time with the genial Jeffry Tucker, arranged to have the Tuckers placed at the table that had been set aside for their mother and father.

ned for college. It seems to me that Tweedle

given up all idea of that foolishness. I a

t Mr. Tucker. She caught his eye unwittingly but there was something in the look that he gave her that made her know he understood the whole sit

energy, who always took the initiative when any work was to be done or question decided, his old friend wondered at his almost flabby state. Here he was calmly letting his silly wife, because silly she seemed to Jeffry Tucker, although charming and even lovable, put aside his daughter's desires for an education and force her into society. He

d forth. Tillie Wingo was resplendent in a perfectly new dancing frock. The beaux buzzed around her like bees around a honey pot. The silent Bill Tinsley kept on saying nothing but his calf eyes were more eloquent than any words. He had fallen head over heels in love with the

took the last plate of salad from her weary

deed! N

feeding, I want to talk to you

, Lewis, as man

legs, and Lewis, just promoted from skirts to breeches, had proudly paraded up and down in front of his baby cousin. There never had been a problem in Douglas' life that she had not d

pered to Tillie. "Something to

re piled up in a twinkling and the la

d for Mr. Tucker to come claim her for the first dance, but she

but partners were forthcoming a-plenty so she was soon dancing like any girl of

e rattling than usual as Oscar had much gr

ne lef' yo' wuck

min'. She thinks her maw oughter have what she wants. I done heard her tell Miss Douglas that she means to

o' so as they is got all the blood she's got an' they paw's beside. I bet she ain't goin' to tun a han' to fill any of these folks up. There she is now a-dan