"I will not press you to tell me, my dear. I will leave it all to your good judgment. At breakfast to-morrow morning I shall announce that you are in no way held to blame for this unpleasant incident."
With a kind "good night, Miss Burrell," the Chief Guardian left Harriet.
Patricia and Cora were about to enter the tent when they espied Jane walking up and down.
"On guard, eh?" sneered Patricia.
Jane strolled over, peered down impudently into the face of Patricia Scott, gazing at the girl for all of half a minute.
"Yes," answered Jane shortly, then turned her back on the two girls.
CHAPTER XIX
WHEN THE STORM BROKE
Instead of entering the tent after Crazy Jane's snub, Patricia and Cora Kidder gazed at the girl pacing back and forth before it, then laughing sarcastically turned and walked away. Mrs. Livingston saw them in the distance when she came out, but her attention was immediately centred on Jane.