The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Doing Their Bit for the Soldier Boys

depths of the woodland, an owl hooted plaintively. Ordinarily, the romantic paddle back to the island would have been filled

ile Frank and Grace paddled, was very pale and silent. How

he letter?" said Mollie, for

t very well read it until we get home; and then perhaps there won't

osophically. "We were mighty lucky to get the letter. Allen's th

and we ought to get that man

nd put a hand over Bett

especially," he said. "It was my faul

ked Roy dryly, "especially in these times, when we'

er of spray all about her, causing several loud protests. "I wish you'd stop

hysterically and

, during which each had been busy with his or her own t

y I ask whether you are r

of the company," retor

," murmured Roy. "She doesn

Mollie maliciously, "and see how s

, and Grace, who had only been making a pretens

ll," she said, and with a sigh of utt

said, "isn't that

Amy suddenly, makin

whisper, while the rest looked for an explanatio

herently, "like a man moving, and I was

e steam, you fellows! We've got to get the girls out of this. What do you say, Mrs.

face these mysteries better by daylight, an

-fearful, half-hopeful expectation upon the shadowy shore. For these

a perfect summer night, and a few minutes later they

out whether Mr. Adolph Hensler was a regular, honest-to-goodness spy, or just an impostor. How about it, Allen?" he w

y," Allen replied, though his lips were set with the effort to wal

e directly, you'd have been in for a pretty long siege. As it is, I'm afraid you'll h

ns high, and Frank had to grasp his other arm, before they finally made t

Betty's shoulders as they followed slowly. "He isn't hurt seri

ad now, but I was just thinking what it would be like, if he were

said Mollie, her voice quivering. "No matter how we feel

y like the little boy that fell down and hurt himself, 'I'm not cryin'; I'm laughin'.' Yes, we're comin

ich had been hastily laid in the grate, looking rather pale and

eadingly, stretchin

nt over to him, takin

ed the other way. "My shoulder doesn't ache when you're around," he added whimsically, kno

promised, touching the

sting around so he could see her

flooded her face. "I-I hate to be cross with you when you're not feeling well," she added, trying t

EANED FORWARD, REGARD

smile. "Oh, well, I'll not complain, if you'll only keep on holding my

his patience at an end, "we should be pleased to read a document, which p

you don't hurry I'll be so sleepy it wouldn't bother m

. "Expectation may be better than r

had not been sealed, with exasperating del

closely in the yellow lamplight, whil

paper from him disgustedly. "All in code-and a code that will ne

ored over it for a moment, whil

id at last. "I guess there's no

his corner. "The paper is important, and our frie

ully into his pocket. "Of course, it's better than nothing, and we'll get it into off

ph, the spy, had a boat or swam to the nearest island, which is more than a mile away, he's still on this island somewh

tled. "You're going to use your guns to keep that man away from here.

said Roy, "I'm pr

wned Grace, "I'm dyin

't forget to brin

the boys, all except Allen, who had been made as comfortable as p

lmost impossible to sleep. They tossed and dozed, and waked and dozed