The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island; Or, A Cave and What It Contained

e Billette, bursting in upon her friend, dark hair f

ed Grace Ford who, pretty and grace

o upstairs? Hurry then," and Mollie swung her feet impatiently as Grace detached

haps you will deign to tell me why you rush in here like a whirlwi

n, and jumping from her chair she propelled her friend in most undi

as commanding when Grace took her firmly by her

's laughing eyes. "It's my turn to talk. I refuse to budge another step until

y about it," laughed Mollie,

about it if I le

e went on. "Betty and I met Frank Haley and Will a few minutes ago and Frank happened

race adjusted her tiny toque wi

to. We wanted Amy to go along too-stopped in there on the way down-but Mrs

there have been room for all

on says it is a wonder. Just think! I can only squeez

e chance to ride around in a neat little machine like

or horn tooted insistently on the drive

a handsome young fellow, whose merry grey eyes showed that he deserved his name-the first part of it,

minutes," Betty Nelson admitted, then added in defens

not. I didn't see

rank," Grace retorted as he opened th

to say I don't know that that little whatever-yo

in the robe about Mollie's feet. "Personally I thi

ink we'd better get started before he says anythi

nd at his words the great car glided noisele

he tonneau. "How about a littl

was the reply. "W

is just getting so green and beautiful now.

" Frank broke in. "If I could go to Florida every winter, t

Will heard it, as Grace squeezed his hand under cover of the robe. You see, Wil

ed, as the car swung off into the country road

gether," Betty answered, then added: "By the way, Mollie, it se

ace, the bungalow, I mean, not the island, although if all t

th us?" Grace interrupted. "Is she g

ou see Uncle James wants to take h

errupted, her eyes spar

d Mollie settled back

very stupid to-da

Will, the irrepressible,

adiant. "Can't you see Mollie means that we ar

thing is really settled, you know. Perhaps I should have waited ti

conviction. "Everything has that we have ever planned befor

we will have thinking about it," added Grac

ives," cried Betty gaily. "If I could only climb over this s

loveliest relatives in the world-you can ask them if you don't

ut into the country and now Frank put on extra speed to a

t must have taken some time to gather it in. Why don't you slow down a little? Don't you think-oh, what is it, Frank?" for s

through clenched teeth.

e and gaining velocity with each second, while the girls,