“Map out a spectacular program of some sort,” Katherine replied. “We might build a big bonfire, for one thing, on the shore tonight and go through some of our gym exercises, including folk dances.”
“Good,” said Hazel. “Let’s start off with that. And tomorrow we can have some games that will make it necessary for us to run all over the country—hare and hounds, for instance.”
“We ought to find a good safe swimming place near our camp, too,” Katherine said.
“Let’s look for one this afternoon,” Miss Ladd suggested.
“How will we test it?” Hazel inquired.
“That’s easy,” the Guardian replied. “We’ll use poles to try the depth and then one of us will swim out with one end of a rope attached to her and the other end in the hands of two of the girls ready to haul in if she needs assistance. In that way we will be able to locate a good swimming place and not run any risk of anybody’s being drowned.”
“We’ve got a good starter, anyway,” Katherine remarked in a tone of satisfaction. “By the time we’ve taken care of those items something more of the same character ought to occur to us. Yes, that’s the very way to interest the Grahams in our presence and open the way for an acquaintance.”
The three now separated and mingled with the other girls who were some distance ahead or behind, and communicated the new plan to all of them. It was received with general approval and was the main topic of conversation until they all returned to the camp for luncheon.