Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as a Campfire Girl

mould of form. He looks fine. Oh! I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me;

"In fact, you've worked wonders in us all, my dear," she sai

l la

ll right and no mistake. I didn'

old Mrs. Carpenter was mighty upraised, dressing like a young girl.' It's funny, isn't it, what dress will do. But I should look y

ther cried as this house ca

y. He ran through with nearly all of her money. It slipped through his fingers just like water, and I guess her life with his family was none too peaceful and happy. They had the name of being great fighter

that she did it all f

g against her; I love

was. But what do you kn

eloping into

I always liked him. He looked one squarely

the better. The whole world appears different to me. It makes me happy to s

legiance to your mother

interesting to men than I, and what's more, she's always been

ver Ohio, so it seemed to Ethel, and at night the young people came in sho

se Westerners are. I had no id

o meet, Mother?" laugh

r one morning, "I notice

becoming

e in the way of it and I try to keep the front as fluffy as possible, for she asked me to. And I've another confession to mak

or. Grey hairs grow so yellow looking. The child is right. We ought to keep ourselves up while we're abl

business has made a wom

sensible and self-reliant. Look at our Grandmothers and at us. Do you notice the difference? And o

id Mrs. Hollister, coming in at

. They are natural, kind-hearted, hospitable, and they seldom measure their friend

y sanitarium, Bella

e cause to bless you. I've never before admitted this to Ethel, but I'm very glad that she came here last summer. I see

replied Ethel. "You have sacrificed far too

you stopped me just in time. I only now begin to realiz

onately, and the two old ladies

Bella," said Aunt Susan. "Yours has b