“You can’t stay here,” the ranger added. “You’ll have to move on.”
Penny and her father gazed at each other in despair. After all the work they had done, it didn’t seem as though they could break camp.
“Any objections if we stay here until morning?” Mr. Parker requested. “We’ve had a pretty hard time of it getting established.”
The ranger looked sympathetic but unmoved.
“Sorry,” he said curtly. “Regulations are regulations. You may finish your supper if you like, then you must move on. The regular camp site is a quarter of a mile farther up the road.”
CHAPTER
5
OVER THE AIR
The ranger’s order so discouraged Penny and her father that they lost all zest for supper. Too weary for conversation, they tore up the beds, repacked the dishes, and pulled the tent stakes.
“I’ve not worked so hard in years,” Mr. Parker sighed. “What a mistake to call this a vacation!”
“Perhaps it won’t be so hard once we get settled,” Penny said hopefully. “After all, we’ve had more than our share of bad luck.”
Bad luck, however, continued to follow the campers. In the gathering darkness, Penny and her father had trouble finding the specified camp ground. It was impossible to drive a car into the cleared space, so they were forced to carry all of the heavy luggage and equipment from the automobile to the camp site.