Let all hearts be glad.”
The last words sounded like an invocation to happiness. However, it was Mrs. Burton who started forward, saying unexpectedly:
“Dan, there is some one watching us. I was under the impression I was being followed in my walk this morning. Why, I cannot understand! Will you find out who it is?”
Then, without replying, Dan went quickly forward into the nearby woods.
CHAPTER IV
A New Girl
There was an instant of waiting, then a little cry quickly suppressed. Soon after Dan could be heard returning.
But when he appeared he was half leading, half carrying, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen who did not look like a formidable intruder. She was small and her face was pale; at the moment her lips were pressed tightly together. Yet, in spite of her effort at self-control, her eyes were full of tears, either of anger, embarrassment or pain.
“When He Appeared He Was Half Leading, Half Carrying, a Girl Who Did Not Look Like A Formidable Intruder.“
Yet, although Dan was resolutely holding her to the duty of facing the Camp Fire party, he was perfectly gentle. It would have been impossible for him to be otherwise.