The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge

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usand people. It is situated on the Argono River, a pleasant stream where a great many of the young folk of De

ue in the extreme. It has several pretty and romantic looking island

ith pleasure seekers. In addition to this Deepdale is situated in the heart of New York state and is only a hundred-and-fi

thought. And since they had spent most of the

trange encounter with Professor Dempsey, the girls were gathe

forth in the couch swing. "The last time I saw him he said that he was almost sure to go no

o," Grace reminded her. "And w

im a long time to make

read a novel, closed the book

t we ought to be able to live through it, even if we don't get Wild R

ed upon her

d a time anywhere else as we could at Wild Rose Lodge. Think of being in a real hun

ollie. "I admit we should probably have more fun at the lodge than we could anywhere else. I was only

almost everybody. With a sigh of relief, the girls saw that Dodo's twin brother,

they had been kidnapped and spirited off by a hideous Spaniard. But since their recovery, the

ere very lovable, and every one loved t

white in her hand, the girls instinctively glanced about to see w

with her," murmured Grace. "

alk, "scrape some of that mud off your feet before

ot the slightest heed to Mollie's caution about the mud. "D

eaving a trail of mud behind her, and a

Mollie was beginning in exasperati

d. "The porch was dirty anyway and--wh

gainst the rail while the girls regarded her anxiously

ie," urged Grace, uneasily conscious of the candy box she had sho

rch on the railing and went ov

" she begged. "I'll even c

, for she was growing out of babyhood just en

ra," Molli

om the street, and with a little cry of excitement Mollie saw tha

She hastily tore open the envelope and devoured the co

ting her chums. "Uncle John says it is settled. He is going to Canada for a couple of months and we can ha

ved, had slipped around the girls to the swing, snatched the box of candy which Grace had exposed when she got

n, thought of her candy. She turned quickly, saw

o Mollie, while Betty and Amy began to laugh. "You just wait till I catch her.

ited chum, led her over to the

ndy left," she said, adding soothingly: "Never mind, honey. W

laughed nevertheless with the rest and immediately forgot bot

ace, Mollie?" asked Am

ile. "It has the most wonderful, most romantic name. Come closer while I

atically. "If we don't have a wildly romantic time in a

peron--" Amy was beginning when

lain. "I met Mrs. Irving in the street the other day--you know she has been away ever since that la

hat we were going to Wild Rose L

ere. We always--" Betty was argui

" she said. "Did Mrs. I

etty answered. "She seemed awfully surprised and sa

ppily. "I'll never forget the wonderful time we h

ar had come to separate them and make their hearts ache. Oh, it would be unbelievably happy to have the boys back again--Will, Roy, Frank and--her Allen. The old crowd togeth

we know but what the boys will be home in time to

could only believe

outly, "you never can tell. Strang

so joyful,"