"I think you are the cleverest girls I ever heard of!" Carita exclaimed. "I'm going to run right over with that poem—I can't wait for the boys to see it."
Snatching up her bonnet Carita ran back to the other camp; while the girls, quite tired out by the excitement and varied adventures of the day, prepared to go to bed. As they neared the tents there came a familiar sound from the direction of Camp Judson. It was the loud jangle of cowbells.
"Do you suppose those boys are going to eat at this time of night?" asked Sarah.
"Of course not, Sallykins," said Debby. "Don't you understand?—that's the boys applauding our poets!"
CHAPTER XV
SUNDAY
"For once in my life," said Blue Bonnet, with a long-drawn sigh, "I'm ready for a day of rest."
"Please don't begin to rest till you've done the dishes," begged Kitty.
Blue Bonnet tossed her head scornfully. "I wouldn't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you, Kitty-Kat. If you can go to church with as clear a conscience as mine, I'll take off my hat to you. One lapse doesn't make a sinner!"