on Pine Island._ _Frontispiece_ (_Page 172_)]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE RUNAWAY CAR 1

II A LUCKY ESCAPE 8

III FORTUNES 14

IV THE GYPSY ENCAMPMENT 23

V THIEVES IN DEEPDALE 32

VI A WONDERFUL OUTING 41

VII CLOSED FOR REPAIRS 50

VIII THE JET NECKLACE REAPPEARS 60

IX PINE ISLAND AT LAST 70

X BRIGHT AND EARLY 79

XI A JOLLY TRIP 88

XII "WHERE THERE IS SMOKE----" 96

XIII THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS 105

XIV A VICTORY FOR BETTY 113

XV A SPLENDID CATCH 120

XVI NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON 129

XVII BENEATH THE MOON 141

XVIII WATER SPRITES 151

XIX A MARVELOUS DISCOVERY 160

XX DANGEROUS VISITORS 171

XXI THE LOST TRAIL 179

XXII MOLLIE WINS 191

XXIII HIDDEN TREASURE 202

XXIV LYING IN WAIT 212

XXV GLORIOUS NEWS 221

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLAND

CHAPTER I

THE RUNAWAY CAR

"The boys will be here in five minutes!" cried Mollie Billette, bursting
in upon her friend, dark hair flying and eyes alight. "You'd better get
on your hat."

"What boys and why the hat?" returned Grace Ford who, pretty and
graceful, as always, was provokingly calm.

"I'll answer any and everything if you will only get ready. Oh, have you
got to go upstairs? Hurry then," and Mollie swung her feet impatiently
as Grace detached herself from the great chair slowly and gracefully and
started out into the hall.

"If you will come upstairs with me, Mollie," Grace suggested, "perhaps
you will deign to tell me why you rush in here like a whirlwind and
insist on my putting on my hat to go goodness knows where."

"Oh, all right, if you will only hurry," cried Mollie in desperation,
and jumping from her chair she propelled her friend in most undignified
haste up the broad stairway--Grace protesting at every step.

"Here