The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods; Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping

tivating" Gladys. "Have you any middies you want washed?" sh

wn is soiled,"

carried them down to the lake for rinsing, Gladys walked along, but she did not offer to help carry the pail. Sahwah rinsed the soapy pieces in the clear water and was spreading them out on the rocks in the sun when she noticed that the Bluebird, which

ess company. The girls crowded around to get a look at it. It was addressed to the "Winnebago Camp F

t?" cried

wah, looking at it closely,

id of the box was

nessing themselves to their canoe to make it go. In

TLEY, FRANK

the canoes, but finally had it finished, and went darting around on the lake like a white-winged bird, taking the other girls out with her in turn. "It's too bad you can't

But Gladys would not let any one touch her in the water except Nyoda. When Nyoda was directing the other girls Glady

rned Sahwah that afternoon, her eye on a ban

orm coming, and I'll

r new resolution to t

trong now it's great

ay near

against the cliff. "Where are you going?" said Nyoda imperatively, as Hinpoha started down the path to the lake in her bathing suit. "To bring in the flag," answered Hinpoha. "It'll be torn to pieces in that gale." It was all she could do to stand upright on the dock. The rai

under sounded in her ears, and the lightning flashed all around her. Up on top it was worse yet. The wind whipped her long hair out and threatened to hurl her from the little platform, so she di

re it. Then Nyoda, raising her voice above the patter of the raindrops on the roof, read aloud while the girls did Craft work by the light of lanterns. The evening wore away pleasantly, but the rain continu

into the tent and quickly closing the flap behind

herself of her clothes in the middle of t

vening with a headache and stayed in during the storm, "the

their shelter. Gladys, terror-stricken, sat on the bed and trembled. Sahwah hastened to reassure her. "It probably won't blow down," she said cheerfully; "these tents are made pretty strong,

rain still fell with unabated vigor at dawn. At about six o'clock Nyoda put her head into the tent and ca

disturb Gladys and Migwan, who were still sleeping. Hinpoha sat up and listened. "I am going af

e, too," be

The water had risen at least a foot, and the floor of the dock was flooded. About half a m

oat in by itsel

hook he

ocks on the other side. You notice it is being carried farther away from us all the

d up in the bow handling the wheel as calmly as if she were pouring tea at a reception. Nyoda's strong point was her composure; it was next thing to impossible to get her excited. They caught up with the canoe and Sahwah and Hinpoha managed to right it and fasten it to the launch with

By noon there was still no let up in the downpour. Rest hour was spent on the floor in the shack. When Nyoda came in in the middle of the afternoon from a tour of inspection she announced that both

fe and dry, made merry before the fire. Nyoda taught them a new game, called "Johnny, Where Are You?" She blindfolded Hinpoha and Sahwah and set them on the floor. Then each one in turn had to call, "Johnny, where are you?" and upon the other one's answering, "Here!" whacked in the direction of the voice with a rolled-up newspaper. Both had to keep one hand on a pie-t

of her grasp. The board wobbled under her feet. Straight up toward the ceiling she went, past the rafters and on up, until her head struck the roof. The board wobbled much worse. "Jump!" they shouted. Sahwah gathered her forces for a mighty leap, determining to strike the floor with knees bent so as to break the shock. She struck solid ground before she had fairly started. The bandage was taken from her eyes. She was standing on the floor in front of the fireplace. Beside her was the "Aeroplane." It was a plain w

floor in a circle about the fireplace. "Does this count toward our honor for sleeping five ni

getting monotonous," said Migwan, looking out

even if it is raining?"

open the porch door of the shack. "What's the matter?" said Nyoda, lowering one of the windows and looking out. "Oh, look

gwan. The girls were obliged to make thei

ied Hinpoha, picking up her blankets fr

inspection to fix yo

t of the side win

said

and look,"

Nyoda's shoulder. The girls pressed to the window t

asked the inhabitants of th

ity once for all." The Alphas swelled out their c

rather be an Omega any day than an Alp

neater," said Chapa, "

ep yours neater,

you right along," said Cha

rks if it wasn't for-." Just in time she re

t for what?"

nd so," she finished lamely, and fell

mething," said

d the girls in chorus. Thus urged, the two mounted the piano

owl and the impassioned pussy had danced themselves off the

latest song, 'O We

np

had sung it several times. "Sahwah, dear, follow the

d not. They laid it to the fact that she considered herself better than themselves and did not want to mix in their doings, and it put a damper on their own, singing because they thought she was criticising them. This was not exactly the case. Once an enthusiastic teacher of hers had pronounced her voice "different" from others and told her that chorus singing would spoil it, so from then on she refused to blend her voice with others. She knew well enough that this was ridiculous, but it pleased her vanity and

willingness to use the talents you have

ing and won't isn't-isn't a spo

for not singing," said

aid Sahwah, exasperat

up her lips bu

over two days. She pulled out her watch. "It's time for folk dancing," she announced briskly. The girls looked out of

d Nyoda, when they had grown tired of "Three Deep."; "Follow me." She led them a wild chase all over the camp, over rocks and stumps, around trees and through puddles, then down on the dock. She dove into the lake, swam around the dock, climbed out

that shone through the girls were out of the shack with a whoop and began putting up the Omega tent. "Let Hinpoha and

, stepping back, "do

girls scrambled around looking

id Migwan, picking it up from one of the beds

h wind did its best to dry up the ground. "Isn't it fine to be dry again?" said Migwan, looking

nd her in the wind and she reminded Nyoda of the picture of the girl going over the falls in the "Legend of Niagara." "There! I knew she would ti

of people who were coming up the path from the road until they were right beside her. Her attention was

said Migwan. "The one I saw

g forward. "We have you to thank that we have our boy with us to-day.

apped, then,

icture of them we put the police on their trail and caught them in Portland. We are just coming home with him

"and tell us all about it. We have been curious to

either wandered off or been carried away. No trace of any abductor could be found, however, and it would have been hard work running the men down if it had not been for Migwan's picture of them with the boy and her report that they were headed for the Loon

ow that I had offered a reward of two hundred and fifty dollars to

Migwan, "

tled to it but yourself. You gave us the only definite clue we had to work on. It g

good fortune that had suddenly come to her. Then she handed the check back to Mr. Ba

than you know, young lady. Just think of the worry and anxiety you have saved us!

s rose to go. "Come over and see us sometime," said Mrs. Bartlett cordially,

in behalf of my girls," said Nyoda, as she acc

the check was passed from hand to hand. Sahwah sighed enviously and

do with all that money?

ging the precious check in her hands, "as if