Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret

e her chum accompany her to Lakeview Ha

aid to her mother, confidentially, "helping, at least, to s

ied her mother. "But, perhaps, such a sacrifice as the cu

I couldn't go to Lakeview Hal

her low, sweet laugh. "But the only thing we can give our dear daughter, your father and I, is an educatio

rls in Tillbury get. So many of them go into the mills and

f such a thing. I couldn't bear to have you oblig

see Training College; I was prepared to teach when your father and I met and married. He obtained an excellent training for his bus

m through college, and you, as well. It would have been something worthwhile for your father to work

ithout you? But I sometimes think how nice it would be had I been a boy,

laughing. "Do you dare admit a

d of work, I guess. They wouldn't let me wor

nd running continually on such dreadful things? I am afraid your father and I allow you to hear u

, however. With all her blithesomeness and high

on their way home from school, Nan and her school chum, Bess Har

and their families had already packed up and gone. Most of the houses occupied by the hands were owned by the Atwater Compan

ny who remained would be a burden upon the tax

se. Mr. Sherwood had a small sum in bank. He had, too, a certain standing i

out of all his married life. That his equity in the Amity Stree

when the little family really discussed the unfortunate situation

," laughed Mr. Sherwood. "Waste our precious time i

at all!" cried the little woman gaily. "We are going

deserting the little cottage on A

It may be. Tillbury will see very hard times now that the

ey," agreed the h

rson, am I not?" said t

ing?" cried N

re going to write letters to just everybody we know, and some we only know by hearsa

ried Nan, clap

been forcing cotton goods upon a false market. And the recent attempt to help the cotton growers by boosting the price of raw cotton will

erstand such things. Only when Nan and I get the vote, and all the other millions of women and girl

root of all class legislation. He knew his wife's particular ideas were good, however, h

e may have to go away from here. Perhaps rent the

mitted Mr.

her breath so that Momsey and Pa

phis. He is quite prominent in business there," pursue

e of the Southern river city would never do for his wife. Change of climate mig

ther, "there is your broth

Henry," cried Nan. "

other quickly added. "And your Aunt Kate is a very nice woman. Your unc

for you. Let's see, his mail address is Hobart Forks, isn't it? Right in the heart of th

yes at him. "Are those a new kind of mosquito

ducation, my dear," s

family instead of going to sch

said quickly. "However, I will write to H

s," Nan said. "I'm not afraid of gn

. Christian talking the next day on the p

Jessie needs is an invigorating, bracing atmosphere.

p to Buffalo,

ir. A long, slow voyage, overseas. It often wracks the system, but it brings the patient to better a

s brother. He had to do so, it seemed.

ne toward Memphis and Adair MacKenzie. Mr. Sherwood pulled in

f timber. But you and Jessie and the little nipper," ("Consider!" interjected Nan, "calling me 'a little nipper'! What does he consider a big 'nipper'?") "come up to Pine Camp. Kate and I will be mighty gl

ust with me. But I don't want to go where work is scarce. I must go

drawled Nan's mother in her pretty way. "

through your pretty eyes, Mo

e bait's gone off the hook. Had I better haul in the line and bait again? I was always doin

s head. "Have patien

surprising result from it on the way, something which by no possibil