alive--he is well. _Mon Dieu_, then I am
free! Paul Loup--he is not a murderer--a hunted thing. He is again the
artist--free--_free_----" His voice, which had been gradually rising as
the truth bore in upon him, rose to a jubilant shout and he threw out
his arms passionately as though to encompass them all in his newly found
love of life. "The world----" he said brokenly, "the world is very
beautiful!"

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Silently the girls rode through the sunshine and shadow-filled forest,
their hearts filled with a happiness so poignant it seemed almost pain.

"What a wonderful, wonderful summer!" breathed Mollie. "I don't believe
we have ever had one like it, girls."

"I wish we didn't have to go home," sighed Amy. "I shall miss my
beautiful Lady so," and she laid a loving hand on the little animal's
arching neck.

"What about me?" wailed Grace. "I know I shall cry myself to sleep,
longing for Nabob. He's one of the best chums I ever had."

But the Little Captain did not hear them. Over and over again, like an
echo, her mind was repeating those words of Paul Loup: "The world is
very beautiful."

"Girls," she murmured dreamily, "everybody is so happy--and I'm so
happy--oh, please, don't wake me up--anybody!"

And so, at the end of a wonderful outing, with life stretching
gloriously before them, we will once more sadly, reluctantly, wave
farewell to the Outdoor Girls.

THE END

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES

By LAURA LEE HOPE

Author of the "Bobbsey Twin Books" and "Bunny Brown" Series.

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12mo. BOUND IN CLOTH. ILLUSTRATED. UNIFORM STYLE OF BINDING.

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These tales take in the various adventures participated in by several
bright, up-to-date girls who love outdoor life. They are clean and
wholesome, free from sensationalism, absorbing from the first chapter to
the last.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE
Or Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health.

Telling how the girls organized their Camping and Tramping Club, how
they went on a tour, and of various adventures which befell them.

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE
Or Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem.

One of the girls becomes the proud possessor of a motor boat and invites
her club members to take a trip down the river to Rainbow Lake, a
beautiful sheet of water lying between the mo