Part 7 (2/2)

”If only there is no danger!”

”Danger! Nonsense!” Mr Ford had exclaiht not have been so positive Even as it was, a few days later brought unpleasant news to him

He had been in correspondence with the old lued for theirls, ould occupy one of the large cabins, if they went to the woods Then ca after some details of the receivershi+p

”By Jove! Thatthis communication

”What is it, Daddy?” asked Grace, who happened to be in the library with her father when the mail caun cutting timber on the strip that is in dispute Valuable tis toof the court I ht!”

”Oh, Father, will this stop us going to cah away froood plan to have you on the ground, Grace You can lethappens Now I must see what I can do about this If only I could find Paddy Malone, and he could testify about the changed boundary lines, I'd have none of this trouble,” and Mr Ford sighed

”Maybe we can find him up there, papa,” said Grace, softly

”Maybe; but I doubt it I've been trying for a year to locate him, and can't But never mind Don't let this bad neorry you You and your chuood time Maybe you'll have h ould have a hard winter”

CHAPTER VI

PREPARATIONS

”How ht to bring along so warm”

”And what about shoes--or boots? Hoould it do to wear leggings, like the boy scouts?”

”I' dresses Where could ear them up in the wilderness?”

”Why, perhaps there may be a luo!”

”Why not? Of course we could go if we had a chaperone,” and Mollie, who had proposed this, looked rather defiantly at her chu re fashi+on, that it was difficult to tell who said which; inhardly able to identify their verbal creations

The girls were at the ho ever since it was practically decided that they were to go to camp, what they should take, and what to wear It was far fro,” reht to have at least tarm cloth dresses”

”An extra skirt, too, would be no haro out in deep snow the skirt is sure to get wet, and then we could change on co in”

”Yes, I think that would be wise,” admitted Mollie ”I am almost tempted to wear--bloomers!”