Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . the athletessay. Ruth Crockett was wise enough to set a somewhat slowerpace this time and in due course the woods were reached. Aclear, dry spot was selected and here the girls decided to estab-lish their headquarters until after luncheon. Nearly all hadbrought along folding drinking-cups and two of the girls vol-unteered to get water and borrow some sort of kettle from afarmhouse about a quarter of a mile away, while others said itwould be only fun to make a fire. Mrs. Spencer had thought-fully provided matches, which she produ
Our little men and women; modern methods of character building; . the athletessay. Ruth Crockett was wise enough to set a somewhat slowerpace this time and in due course the woods were reached. Aclear, dry spot was selected and here the girls decided to estab-lish their headquarters until after luncheon. Nearly all hadbrought along folding drinking-cups and two of the girls vol-unteered to get water and borrow some sort of kettle from afarmhouse about a quarter of a mile away, while others said itwould be only fun to make a fire. Mrs. Spencer had thought-fully provided matches, which she produced from her leatherbag, together with enough beef cubes to make hot bouillon forall in the party. This insured the success of the luncheon andthe little housekeeper in high glee set about making a fire toboil the kettle which the farmers wife willingly lent them. While the fire was being built and coaxed into action, someof the girls scattered in search of the violets and primroses ofspringtime. Mrs. Spencer permitted them to do this, but A DAY IN THE OPEN 153. GETTING CLOSE TO NATUEE On a Country Hike Interesting Scenes Like This Are Found and Pleasant Surprises Are Frequent warned them to keep in pairs and said no girl must on any ac-count separate from her companion. She produced from herbag a small silver whistle, of shrill sound, and instructed thegirls to return to the campfire as soon as they heard the whistle. These rules and instructions are for your own good, girls,said the prudent leader, and I want you all to give the mostcheerful and prompt obedience. And as the club lesson of to-day, just carry home with you the good thought and resolve, thatperfect obedience to parents, teachers and leaders is the firstduty of every member of the Girls Club. It was not long before the note of the silver whistle re-sounded through the woods, and the club reassembled aroundthe little campfire, which had done its duty well, so that there 154 A DAY IN THE OPEN was a steaming cup of
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