Part 32 (2/2)

For a moment she felt almost sick with pity and exciteirls

”Mollie! A of the wind ”Wake up, wake up! Oh, why don't you wake up?” as the girls opened sleep-laden eyes and stared at her stupidly

”Wh-what's theal that so terrible had occurred

”Is anybody sick?” queried Aood sleep she had had in weeks

”No But somebody may be if we don't hurry up,” cried Betty, ith i foolish questions when peopleat her stupidly

”There's a wrecked shi+p out there,” Betty explained, her words stuirls understand ”They are sending up signals for help, and if we don't get it for theirls, for all we know, it may be too late now!”

Mollie and Amy, at last fully awake and al out of bed and rushed to theto see for the up

CHAPTER XXV

JOY

What happened in the next hour the girls never afterward clearly rehts wrong side out, getting the left shoe on the right foot, and various other mishaps calculated to wreck the etting theasped out, as, clad in oilskins, they rushed madly down the stairs

”There's a farmhouse about a mile down the road,” explained Grace, ”and all the faret the station only a little way beyond They nals and be on their way already”

”All right--let's go,” said Betty griust of wind greeted her and sent her staggering back upon the other girls

”It's even worse than I thought,” she gasped, regaining her balance ”We will have to do soainst that wind!” groaned Grace ”Betty, I don't think we can ever ot to--or at least htly about her ”If nobody else will coirls knew her well enough to be sure she meant it

”Conore a challenge ”We'll do our best, anyway, even if we die trying”

”Bravo! Spoken like an Outdoor Girl!” cried Betty, and at the challenge in her voice, Grace and Ahtened up

”We're all Outdoor Girls,” said Grace stoutly

”And we'll show you,” A in her voice, ”that we are not afraid to go any where that you can go”

”Fine!” cried the Little Captain, her eyes shi+ning ”Coainst four Outdoor Girls, I'd like to know!”