Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl

n for admittance. The following week upon her first examination she failed, but

class. They were intelligen

n steadily progressing in college, and she was so very young-not yet seventeen-people began to consider her a girl of great ability and intelligence. Mrs. Hollister grew to be proud of hearing h

tells of and has made no sign. How gladly would I have helped her. Still, had I done so we would have had no house. Well, the Lord knows

n a Woman's Exchange where she received twelve dollars a week and taught cooking and sewing. Mollie was improving daily. Mr. Hastings had a fine position with Judge Sands. Honora was away, but the rest of the girls were as usual. The Camp Fires met weekly and everyone

reading would stop ever

thel a

irls, for she teaches them so much. She's consistent and it will take her some time to overcome her prejudices. Nanny Bigelow belongs, and Harvey takes u

the little ones are just as happy and comfortable as possible. She has books and toys, and we girls take turns in going in and reading to the elder children, as well as amusing the younger ones. That is a good charity, and Grandmother (Kate noticed that Ethel had be

ond let

ng. The other evening Ha

ny more than I liked Mat

ng to like Harvey. I ho

no sign now. Wel

boys. I don't say that I dislike girls,-but I do like boys. (Harvey is developing a sense of humor.) When I visited my college chum-Joe Atkinson-this last summer, I was surprised to

ister,-Grace's brother. If you'll believe it, before I realized what I'd done, these boys had formed a troop and began to importune me to be the Scout Master of it. There's the two Kips, Tom Wilder (Sara Judson's cousin), a brother

m by the han

f my hat to you. I never li

nd seemed embarrassed

n earnest over something in life? The opportuni

o Mr. Adams-your father's man-who did everything for us, and ask him to reserve a place for the Scouts. I'm just wild for summer to come. I'm going to bring Mother and Grandmother. Grandmother will visit Aunt Susan, and Mother can spend her time between Aun

t the trouble is they are too busy with study. They say that they're worn out when summer comes and have to go aw

e. I intend to be self-supporting after I graduate. I cons

ust close. Kiss

e become a man. It was too good to be true. She sent the le

ejaculated Uncle John. "She was in the ri