"
"I had to do so," admitted Harriet. "But it was no more than I should have
done. You see the branches suddenly began pressing down on the cots
pinning the girls underneath them. I knew they never could get out if the
whole weight of the tree once settled down on them. Jane was near at hand.
I knew she would reach us in a very few moments. It was nothing, Mrs.
Livingston. I didn't wish to speak of it. Please don't say anything to the
girls about it unless you wish to embarrass me," added Harriet, laughing.
"I have been more conspicuous already than I like. You see they have not
forgotten the soapy soup."
"Nor have I," answered the guardian with a quick compression of her lips.
"That affair is being investigated, though I have now little hope of
fixing upon the guilty person. Perhaps this interruption may bring out
something however. That makes two mysteries for us to clear up. First the
hazing, then the incident of the consomme. There are one or more guilty
girls in this camp who must be found and dismissed. I am determined upon
that. Now about your sleeping quarters."
"Oh, yes, I was going to speak with you about that."
"The only tent we have is a small A tent with room enough for two persons.
Do you think you can get along with that, allowing one other girl to share
the tent with you, say for instance, Miss Kidder?"
"Oh, yes.
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