Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-18
WIS a three sided affair. the front being

was three sided affair." the front being
open. One side lower than the other.
SO that the roof slanted a good deal. and
the other side was little wohhly because
they couldn't find a big enough stick To
END 1t off WITH as Peggy expressed it.
But when you were once inside You forgot
all the defects and could recine at ease
upon the heaps OF dead leaves they had
piled there.
Wouldn't it be fun II We could spend
the night here" remarked Carroll as thcy
rested after their labors.
1T would be great" exclaimed Billy en-
Enthusiastically. Let's ask Aunt Elizabeth
Ii We may
Il don't believe she will let us" answered
Carroll. But l guess we can bring our
lunch down here tomorrow and spend the
day.
oh. do you think We could build a fire
and cook asked Peggy eagerly.
''lI tell You what" said Bob as he lay
stretched out At full length on the leaves.
Lets invite mother 10 come down here II
lunch with us, then could have a ire
all right. cause she could watch Us and
see that We didn't burn ourselves up
or the woods down, put In carroll.
''Oh. mother would mind more about our
catching fire than she would about the
woods. replied Bob seriously
Il think it will be stacks Of fun said
Billy. Who knows how ~ fry potatoes?
We must have fried potatoes: peopl. always
do when they camp out" Billy had a way
of silencing all objections beforehand by
saying positively that people always did
so and so. Nothing more could y. said In
the face of such n decided statement and
it often carried Billy through a difficult
situation.
And coffee-we've got to have coffee"
added Carroll. warming up to tn, subject.
oh" exclaimed Peggy ecstatica!ly.
1T Will be perfectly lovely! | never tasted
coffee; mother won't let mo drink 1T
We'll. she won't mind this because it's
camping out You always do things differ
entity when you're camping out, said Billy
as he got up to twist back branch that
was tickling his ear.
We ought to have some kind OF meat
suggested Bob
couldn't get some bully lc'ys? | can
cook them all right. and they're awfully
good. said Carroll. IT'S rather late in
the season but guess we can get some"
'Oh. bullfrogS' legs, Are they good
never ate one. Don't they taste queer?'
asked Peggy.
Not the way cook en-" answered car
roll with pride: You just wait till You
taste tn, m ard if you don't think they're
just all right III be nightly mistaken.
that's all
They sat there a little while longer. eager
ly discussing the details of the plan and
then Peggy, always nervous when she had
to keep stu. suggested that it was time 10
go back To the house ana get ready for
dinner The afternoon had passed rapid
" that they hardly realized il could be )
% clock But when they reached the house,
which they did the run. they found 1t
half-past =. and there was a grand
Scalrper t. who could =. ready first
ard be down In the hall to welcome Mr..
Mason as h" came from the train
Tnat night as Mrs. Mason went to bed
she found a note pinned to the cushion on
her bureau. 1t WAS written In a large.
round hand and there had evidently been a
great deal of pains taken with its compost
ton. 1t read as follows:
''Will you give us the onor OF Your pres
ents in taking lunch tomorrow With US in
the woods
.'BI1ACK HAWK
RED DOG
"kII.L-ALL-THE-P PEOPLE
-EM-AGAlN
Sioux Indians"
Go be continued next Saturday.