A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire / The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods

ip it was already late. Even as the two girls climbed up the steps the brakeman gave his signal, the conductor flung out

by their narrow escape, were still too delighted by the way in which Fa

him," they heard the conductor say to the brakeman. "We

ight to be there when the train got in. If we waited for every farmer

st car of the train, and they

re, waving his arms and shaki

hope is that we've seen the last of him. Is it t

ka said, Zara. An

onductor c

here's the money," said Bessie.

s train," said the conductor, as he took the money. "Pine Br

state line, Mr. Conducto

looked out o

, and the stable's in the other. Why are you so interested in that?" He looked at them in sudden suspicion. "

ould be really be suspicious, could make them go back,

relative of ours

about you two, though," sai

ed the

ed was trying to stop these two from gettin' abo

his head. "Guess maybe he was, though. Maybe

m thinking," sa

essie, stoutly, although she was frightened. "And I tell you th

unning that way to catch the train, without any tickets. You

ld, truthfully, deny knowing Farmer Weeks at all. But not ev

e said. "He's a farmer

, eh? What'

-Silas

led up with laughter, and for a moment, while the two girls stared, n

uld only have seen his face! Don't you worry any more! We'll not send you back to him, even

," said Jim, the brakeman. "I'd have kicked him

ery time he's aboard my train he gives us more trouble in one trip than all the other passengers give us in ten. He's always

m," said Jim. "They don't

of a mischief maker he is. But he's a big shipper, an' at first the

me on the ru

hey still do. But now they just write him a letter apologizin' and don't bother me about it at all. Bet I've lost as much as a w

t until they had promised to see the tw

e. "If Farmer Weeks hadn't treated those men badly, they would probably have

d be madder than ever if he knew

No, I don't want to bother about him any more, Zara. I just want to for

say what she was go

here, and that she had decided to c

wful lot of troubl

her, if she ever needs our help. I thought when we started from Hedgeville after the fire t

d somehow, Bessie. You can d

r anything. It certainly was lucky for us that we went to that lake where the Camp Fire Girls were. If it h

e. I guess that means we're

ng to meet your friends

. "We're ever so much obliged

place. Bigger than Hedgeville-quite a bit bigger. And if anyone tries to bother you, just you run around to the street in front of the station, and

d to him together, as they stepped off the car. T

n to the two girls. Everyone seemed busy, and to be so occupied with his own affa

" said Bessie. "I guess no one here will know u

ere already, w

don't t

, though. How is she goi

s fast as we could because we were afraid Farmer Weeks might c

follows us h

soon as we're out of the state. I'm not afraid o

. But I wish Miss Eleanor would come alo

You mustn't get nervous now that we're o

tened when he locked me in that room. I didn't see how anyone would know what

out trying to run

get lost. I didn't know where we we

ose woods where Jack took us, it would have been dangerous. You might easily

hy

ure of getting somewhere, if you only keep on long enough. But in the woods, unless you know a lot of things, there's nothing t

began to grow dark. Several trains came in, but, though they looked anxiously at th

happened to her,"

a. She's all right, and sh

he didn't, wha

t money, you know, and the policeman would tell us where

ot off, and they both sighed as they leaned back against the hard bench. Neither of them had paid any attention to the other passengers, and they were both startled a

ve given me quite a chase-but I've r

d, but Bessie sna

said, with spirit. "You'v

e her back with me!" Farmer Weeks said, furiously. "Come on, you b

armer could stop them, Bessie had dragged Zara to her feet, and they had dashed under hi

ed, as he broke into a clumsy run after t

st attention to his angry cries, she ran straight around to th

cried. "Mr. Norris, the c

. He had been dozing. "Any friend of Tom's i

sed to Farmer Weeks, who h

ng I've a right to take

in this state-" i

it," said t

protesting, showed

her into the state where it was issued be

iar! I'll t

was out, and he thr

ands on girls and women in this town. Get away with you now! If I catch you hanging around he

began

He was energetic, if he was fat, and he had put a protectiv

merry chorus, "Wo-he-lo, Wo-he-lo