lake, and they soon heard, from those about the station,
that a great section of the forest in that direction was ablaze.

"Good thing the lake's in the way," said one of the station porters.
"That's the only thing that makes us safe. It can't jump water. If it
wasn't for that it'd be on us by morning."

"There are cottages and camps on the other side of the lake though,
aren't there?" asked Dolly.

"Yes, and they're fighting hard to save them," said the porter. "They
ain't got much chance, though, unless the wind shifts and sends the
fire back over the ground it's burned over already. It's got out of
hand, that's what that fire's been an' gone and done."

"We'll have to stay here until it's out," said Eleanor, with decision.
"Our road begins right up there"--she pointed to the northwest end of
the lake--"and the chances are the fires will be burning over that way
before the night's over. However, I don't believe there'll be a great
amount of damage done, if they can save the buildings on the shores of
the lake."

"Why not, Miss Eleanor?" asked Margery. "It looks like a pretty bad
fire."

"Oh, it is, but there isn't a great deal to burn. About two or three
miles back from the lake there's a wide clearing, and the fire must
have started this side of that, or it wouldn't have jumped. And it
can't have been burning very long, or we'd have had the smoke at Long
Lake."

Then she went off to make some inquiries, and was back in a few minutes.

"Come on, girls," she said. "It's only about ten minutes' walk to Camp
Sunset, where we are to stay."

And she led the way down to the lake, and along to a group of buildings
made out of rough hewn logs, that stood among trees near the water.

"Oh!" gasped Dolly, when they were inside the main buildings. "They
call this a camp! Electric lights, and it couldn't be better furnished
if it were in the city!"

"The Worcesters like to be comfortable," said Eleanor, with a smile,
"even when they pretend they're roughing it. It is a beautiful place,
though I like our own rough shacks in the Long Lake country better."

"Come on! I want to explore this place, Bessie!" cried Dolly. "May
we, Miss Eleanor?"

"Go ahead, but be back in half an hour. We've got to help to get
dinner, even if we are in the midst of luxury!"

So off went the two girls, and Dolly, always delighted by anything new,
was all over the place in a few minutes.

"Look at those summer houses--pla