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Title: The Camp Fire Girls on the March
Bessie King's Test of Friendship

Author: Jane L. Stewart

Release Date: March 15, 2007 [EBook #20822]

Language: English

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Camp Fire Girls Series, Volume V

THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS ON THE MARCH
or
BESSIE KING'S TEST OF FRIENDSHIP

by
JANE L. STEWART

The Saalfield Publishing Company
Chicago AKRON, OHIO New York

MADE IN U. S. A.

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Copyright, 1914

By

The Saalfield Publishing Co.

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THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS ON THE MARCH

CHAPTER I

AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR

"Oh, what a glorious day!" cried Bessie King, the first of the members
of the Manasquan Camp Fire Girls of America to emerge from the sleeping
house of Camp Sunset, on Lake Dean, and to see the sun sparkling on the
water of the lake. She was not long alone in her enjoyment of the scene,
however.

"Oh, it's lovely!" said Dolly Ransom, as, rubbing her eyes sleepily,
since it was only a little after six, she joined her friend on the
porch. "This is really the first time we've had a chance to see what the
lake looks like. It's been covered with that dense smoke ever since
we've been here."

"Well, the smoke has nearly all gone, Dolly. The change in the wind not
only helped to put out the fire, but it's driving the smoke away from
us."

"The smoke isn't all gone, though, Bessie. Look over there. It's still
rising from the other end of the woods on the other side of the lake,
but it isn't bothering us over here any more."

"What a pity it is that we've got to go away just as the weather gives
us a chance to enjoy it here! But then I guess we'll have a good time
when we do