than bruised. They were all up now, getting rid of the entangling rugs, and col

he ice boat. "Let's right this, fellows," he suggested, "and see i

girls lent their strength, no small feature in the aggregate, and

e boat with one hand, while with the other she tried to get her rebellious hair in s

seemingly ill at ease. Alice Jallow appeared to be crying. The boat was som

toward the two figures. Allen had lowered the sail of

had better go to Alice?"

for not going, under the circumstances, started toward Alice, while Allen and Frank seeing that ther

hing the matter, Alice?" asked Betty,

poke Harry Brook. "But I don't

rts terrible!" exclai

suggested Grace, laying a

s the snappish retort. "It was your

ed Will. "Well

wished they were free to ex

us, Brook! You know you did. We had to jibe to g

to answer. "My mast is broken, too. The rud

d without so much as a glance at the girl who had spurned their kind offer the four chums st

ting your boat, Harry?" asked Wi

sy enough going before the wind, but when I turned to tack I had trouble. I'll just run her

y their-

sor

en, when Harry had assured him there was nothing more to do, Will set out to rejoin his friend

Frank when the situation had been explained to

he'll not want to have anything more to do with her

d, and when the spilled-out possessions had been gathered up and

't spoiled," remarked

as the gener

e where they stopped and ate dinner. They made hot

'clock reached the lumber camp. Allen sent the ice boat up to the little

d Will. "Here

ou-Indian!"

he said. "I want to let

from the shore of the frozen river, came a grizzled but pleasant-fa

as he took two suitcases. "Mother and I've been expecting you,

ork, though it's lovely

meal," added Mollie. "You w

TE OVER A LITTLE FIRE

Girls in a

quirin' it for a good many years and it hasn't hurt me yet. I expect to ke

ked Will. "Is ever

lot of grub, plenty of wood, and all

his men made trouble?" Will asked,

and the other day-on land there's no question

he

ep

ceab

hove him off, and I'm afraid he stumbled a

ay!" cried Wi

anklin and his wife was not far off. All three were near to the water, and back of them was

, Mrs. Franklin, with whom all the girls fell in love at first sight, suggested an early supper. And a m

laimed Betty, as she and the

d Mrs. Franklin, "and if you haven't cover

greed Grace. "I

and you'll be warmer!" sai

er!" declared th

one appropriating part of the bureaus and wall space

nder if I left out that big box of chocolates?"