"Oh, no, we haven't, but I do think we are within two miles or so of our destination. Cousin Edna and the Camp Fire Guardian are going to walk out and meet us. I suppose they have started by this time," said Letty.
"I'm glad we don't have to go through any more woods. This road is fine and hard," said Edith.
It was now quite dark, so Mary Lee walked ahead and flashed on the light.
Suddenly they heard a strange noise.
"Oh, what is that?" cried Edith, rushing on ahead, not waiting to find out from which direction the sound came.
Suddenly there was a dreadful scream from Edith, on ahead. "Help, help!" she cried. "Oh, girls, where am I?"
Mary Lee and Letty rushed on ahead, flashing the light. In the middle of the road sat Edith and near her was stretched a big cow, half asleep.
Edith, in trying to run from the mooing cow, had run upon it instead. It had evidently strolled away from a nearby farmhouse.
"The big boob," said Edith, "to stretch itself out in the middle of the road. It was a dreadful sensation to fall against that big hot animal, and not know what it was," she laughingly said, now beginning to see the funny side of the incident.
"Listen," said Letty, "what's that whistle?"