The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake The Hermit of Fern Island

ere is yo

. "Oh Jack," she replied, "I wi

frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you cam

she sai

new di

I shouldn't have taken it off, but I did, so and that is how I came to lose it. But I

. "Why, Cora, if the other girls

little away from them when suddenly the wildest looking man rushed across

trip in an airship," said Jack. "But honestly, Cora, what was the man like?

canoe and somehow she vanished. We could see her boat and then we couldn't, although we could not mak

twirler's best pitch. But the ghost. That is what interes

seriously, "but she did have a wild look too. I do belie

lk are always so superstitious. Yet we must hunt it up. I will go out with

and I would never get them to put foot on shore there again, and I do so want to investigate that matter. I believe Jim Peters has some

ar as the end of my nose. But here come the othe

o to town to-morrow, and I want her to see something before she goes," repli

a, you should have been with us. Ben got angry with Jim Pet

after fights," put in Ed. "I

m. "You know it was all about me, and you have given me your pr

id of him," said Walter with a tug at Cora's

did?" asked

t the pretty girl who went all the way up the cove, and stopped at the place where Peters and his pal land. I would

there again,

k. "Then you must have been the pret

. "I tell you, I don't want to meet any mor

rouble between Jim

athouse, watching some men fish, when Jim Peters, came along. He st

el. "It blew across to where Dan was standing, and wh

t angry at that

Ben may stand a lot of trouble on his own account, but, when it comes to anyone trying

orry I missed it. There is so little excitement around he

d even the name on the out side if he had tried. He said it must have been written in Greek

hat Jim had some very important reason fo

right away. I shouldn't be surprised

adies intend to see w

Ed reminded them, "we

teur night,

a chance to clap my hands at pretty Mabel," and he went, through one of th

to take part," said Cora, "for in this little

," Ed said with a laugh. "Just fancy

jected Bess. "We are willing to be soc

and mind, if anything brushes up against you, it is apt t

was with Ed, Walter had Belle on one side and Bess on the other, because he declared

sides of the lake flocked there on the entertainment evenings. A band w

d made room for the Chelton folks to sit beside her, meanwhile gushing over the p

chairs beyond Miss Blake and thus placed hims

de to Jack. He liked g

ak

ng 'Dreams,'" she sai

oice in '

too," said Walter, bu

that dark man ove

, but that's because his name is so unprono

er, "but it seems to me he is attracted in this

ly to "Jones" who was almost turned around in his

eaning over to speak to Cora who was just beyond Bess.

as not the window draft he was referring to. She glanced across the room

ge are much pleasanter," said Jack, who also sa

Cora, taking the cue.

e girls," suggested Jack. "And say Wallie," he whispered, "if I catch yo

sorry that the window had been open for she was "so enjoying talking o

, for, as if his eyes were magnets, every girl

e very much interested in someone here. There, h

"fit" of laughter, but somehow the audience did not see it his way, and when he tried it again, he broke off with an explanation. He felt sure that the people did not quite understand the joke, and he tried to tell them how very funny it was. To relieve the situation another person came on.

ared Jack to Hazel. "H

it g

man made in halves bowed on one side f

Miss Blake getting a firmer hold on her

, then outside the dr

be

he wore the most babyish dress made in empire, and it was eviden

t tired of clapping his hands. This pleased Miss Jeannette immensel

eat where the elderly lady sat. Jack was watching him, and noted his peculiar glances.

Bess to Ed. "I do believe sh

h. Then the girl finished the song and bowed with such pr

he girl left the platform the latter left

, "Your niece wishes to speak to you," the boy said, an

azel, "and I propose seeing it out if I can. I wi

an important message Miss Blake was obliged to leave the hall and could not accom

ssent arose fr

n important message

world could

r for Hazel in lin

ent," he said. "Take care of

agreed the ot

er Mabel," put in

xactly what Ja