Harriet first entered her tent to get another blanket. She struck a match
to assist her in finding it Patricia lay in bed wide awake. She was
regarding Harriet angrily.
"Hasn't Miss Kidder come in yet?" asked Harriet, observing that Cora's cot
was unoccupied.
"You don't see her, do you?"
"No."
"Then she hasn't."
"Thank you," answered Harriet sweetly, blowing out the light and going
out. She was smiling an amused smile at the snappiness of Patricia Scott.
She puzzled a little over the fact that Cora had not yet come in. However,
the camp had been so upset that many of the girls were still talking in
their darkened tents, unable to go to sleep. It was possible that Cora
might still be visiting somewhere on the grounds. Harriet did at that
moment recall the conversation that she had recently overheard between
Patricia and Cora. She was exhausted after her bear hunt and dropped off
to sleep quickly after getting into bed.
In the morning Harriet ran into the tent to wash and dress. Patricia
yawned, then turned over without opening her eyes. Harriet glanced quickly
at Cora Kidder's cot. The clothes had been tumbled about and the pillow
patted down, but Harriet saw instantly that the bed had not been slept in
that night. Then all at once a thought came to Harriet.
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