that had followed her accident. Tommy permitted herself to lag behind, and the moment she was out of ear-shot of her companions she began to quiz the country boy to learn where he was taking them.

   "Lonesome Cove," he replied.

   "Where ith that?"

   "On the shore."

   "On what thhore?"

   "The sea shore."

   "Oh! Tho we are going to the thea thhore? I thee," reflected Tommy wisely. "Are there lotth of people there?"

   "Isn't nobody there. It's just sea shore, that's all."

   Tommy chuckled and nodded to herself as she increased her pace and joined her party.

   "When we get to camp I'm going to take a bath in the thea," she announced carelessly. Miss Elting regarded her sharply.

   "Camp? Sea?" questioned the guardian.

   "Yeth. I thaid 'camp' and 'thea.'"

   "Where do you think you are going, Grace?"

   "Why, to the thea thhore of courthe. But there ithn't anybody there."

   "Tommy, you've been spying. I am amazed at you."

   "No, I haven't been doing anything of the thort. It ith true, ithn't it?"

   "I shall not tell you a single thing. You are trying to quiz me. That isn't fair, my dear."

   Tommy chuckled and joined Harriet, linking an arm with her and starting a lively conversation. Harriet, instead of growing weary, appeared to be getting stronger with the moments. Her step was more and more springy, and her face had resumed its usual healthy color, but this was the longest five miles she remembered to have traveled. The others felt much the same. It must be remembered that they had had neither supper nor 

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