“Something’s doing!” cried Ed. “And we’re stuck out here!”
CHAPTER XXII
AT THE CABIN
“Girls,” declared Cora Kimball, “I can’t stand it any longer! I’ve got to do something—or have nervous prostration.”
“And that’s just the way I feel!” said Bess. “Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world.”
“Have another chocolate,” suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
“How dare you suggest such a thing?” demanded Bess. “As if I wasn’t trying to do all I could to reduce.”
“Oh, well, I was thinking of your nerves,” observed Lottie.