ot too cold, and with this
smoke all over everything, I think it will be better in the water than
it would be anywhere else."

"The wind hasn't shifted much yet, has it?" said Zara.

"It's shifted, but not altogether the right way," said Bessie. "I
think the houses along the lake are all right now, but the wind is
blowing the fire in a line parallel with them, you see, and it will
burn over a lot more of the woods before they can get it under control."

"Miss Eleanor says we'll have to stay here a couple of days, at least,"
said Margery. "Girls, what do you think about those cats in the next
camp?"

Dolly's teeth snapped viciously.

"I think we ought to get even with them," she said. "Are we going to
let them think they can play a trick like that on us and not hear
anything at all about it?"

"Oh, what's the use?" said Margery. "I think it would be better if we
didn't pay any attention to them at all--just let them think we don't
care."

"You were mad enough last night and this morning, Margery," said Dolly.
"You didn't act then as if you didn't care!"

"No, I suppose I didn't. I was as mad as a wet hen, and there's no
mistake about that. But, after all, what's the use? I suppose we
could put up some sort of game on them, but I'm pretty sure Miss
Eleanor wouldn't like it."

"I think you're right," said Bessie. "If we let them alone they'll get
tired of trying to do anything nasty to us. You ought to have seen the
way they sneaked off when Miss Eleanor spoke to them this morning.
They acted just the way I've seen a dog do after it's been whipped."

"Oh, that's all right, too, Bessie," said Dolly. "But that won't last.
They probably did feel pretty cheap at first, but when they've had a
chance to talk things over, they'll decide that they had the best of
us. And I know how Gladys Cooper and the rest of the girls from home
will talk. They'll tell about it all over town."

"Let them!" said Margery. "I'm not going to do a thing. And you can't
start a war all by yourself, Dolly. If you try it you'll only get into
trouble, and be sorry."

"Oh, will I?" said Dolly, defiantly. "Well, I'm not saying a word.
But if I see a good chance to get even with them, I'm going to do
it--and I won't ask for any help, either! Just you wait!"

"Let's quit scrapping among ourselves, Dolly. Wouldn't they just be
tickled to death if they knew we were doing that! Nothing would please
them any better."

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