aused them so much annoyance.

None of the Meadow-Brook Girls made reply. They were as fully puzzled
in this respect as was their guardian. Miss Elting, however, pondered
over the mystery all the way to the hotel. They found the Compton
House a very comfortable country hotel, rather more so than some others
of which they had had experience during their previous journeys.
Arriving at the hotel, they hurriedly prepared for supper, for they
were late and the other guests of the house had eaten and left the
dining room before the Meadow-Brook Girls had even entered the hotel.

By the time supper was finished, their luggage had come over from the
station. Janus Grubb, went home, not a little troubled as well as
mystified by the occurrences of the evening. Who the man could
possibly be he had not the remotest idea. He tried to recall who of
his acquaintances might be guilty of playing such a joke on him. To
the mind of Janus the incident could have been only a prank, though he
questioned the good taste of any such interference between himself and
his customers.

On the contrary, Miss Elting and her young charges attached more
serious meaning to the performances of the man who had regarded them
through green goggles. They regarded the incident with suspicion and
agreed to proceed only with the utmost caution.

None of the readers of this series need an introduction to Harriet
Burrell and her three friends, who figured so prominently in "THE
MEADOW-BROOK GIRLS UNDER CANVAS." It was in this narrative that the
four chums made their first expedition into the Pocono woods and for
several happy weeks were members of Camp Wau-Wau, a campfire
association of which the girls became loyal members. At the end of
their stay in camp they decided to walk to their home town, sending
their camping outfit on ahead.

The story of their journey home on foot was told in the second volume,
"THE MEADOW-BROOK GIRLS ACROSS COUNTRY," in which an Italian and his
dancing bear, a campful of gipsies and a band of marauding tramps
furnished much of the excitement. Then, too, the friendly aid and
rivalries of a camp of boys known as the Tramp Club furnished many
enjoyable situations.

It was in the third volume, "THE MEADOW-BROOK GIRLS AFLOAT," that
Harriet Burrell and her friends were shown as encountering a
considerable amount of adventure. The girls led an eventful life on
the old houseboat on one of the New Hampshire lakes, and also
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