The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest

to know any one else?" remarked G

nger to every one else," added C

se, "but I can explain the analogy. You see, when summer comes the natives pack up and leave th

o Sea Crest than I would have believed possible to ask and not re

ow. Now, they were barefoot and peddling clams, the kind they dig up

t the lunch, and we are not to go farther than the Point. I have learned that girls go out there with perfect safety, and there's a nice little ice cream place tended

ssure mother that the man who runs it has a brand new license, and I almost p

rods and a lunch box, started off in time to take the River Queen on its first trip of the afternoon. A few other passengers embar

hen into the bay that widened as it neared the ocean, the River Queen glided gracefully over to the l

med Louise. "I am so sorry

added Cleo, "but we can come agai

corner of the little grove, and although they had lunched at home, the

ribbon the Point lay on the waters, and the deeper woodlands were evidently unpop

asle Point?" questioned Cleo. "Are w

ast looks like," replied Grace

said Louise. "I've heard daddy tell of them-he's quite a

vered, from the almost invisible wintergreen, that hugs the earth as if fearful of standing alon

or the snake must have made good its escape, for no horrible crawling reptile came to view, i

ce from her companions. "Here is the dearest little dove, e

t crumbs of Cleo's cake. Although the approach meant some more crackling of leaves and sticks, the bird seemed no

ope those children down by the water d

ways seems to mean still motion. The bird hardly fluttered, but whe

race, keeping her voice down to almost a m

ck on the bird's leg was plainly an alumi

e mind of each-who would be sending

e note," said Grace. "They are always

"that would be equivalen

" said Louise quietly, "just see how

creeping along the soft marshy ground, scarcely a sound broke the woodland stillness; only the voices o

for the first time that the bird hopped on one slender leg, Grace stepped up nearer to examin

e that bird alone!"

ted the girl they had

fidently. "He seems to be injured, and

on Lovey's mail bag. Here Lovey!" she sort of cooed to the bird. The change in her voice w

s mending. Assuring herself this was all right the child perched the b

her bare feet, with a tattered dress, her hair cropped out as if cut with a single s

onscious pose, she cuddled the bird in the cr

here," she warned, assuming again the high pitched voic

not afraid of the woods, and it's early yet. There seem

l, you want to watch out. You're the smarti

the girl, whose bare feet looked almost black, and whose short hair sto

d," she answered, "but some one

urry, and don't you go saying anything about us drowning folks, do you hear?" and Louise surprised herself with her courage. "We saved a boy from drowning the

would have applauded, but the oc

be you'll go tattlin' on me and try to have me 'pinched.' Well, ther

t seems you have taken a lot of trouble t

of the guards things, wasn't you?" she went on, ignoring the charge Cleo

. The girls fairly f

back Grace as quickly as she could get her breath, "but we don't know anything about th

?" and before they realized her intention she stooped for the empty lunch box, and with her free hand threw it full force at Louise's head. Dodging i

she had recovered from her surprise. "

hink we ought to make a complaint about her.

Louise soberly. "She i

retorted Cleo. "There she goes now for Looney Point. Ma

people," suggested Grace. "It'

t boat back," added Louise. "Something

out ready to start, and piling in they soon

been one of surpris