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Dorothy Dale's Camping Days by Margaret Penrose
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"Are we far from camp now?" asked Dorothy, looking along the fir-lined
road to the wilderness beyond.

"No, we are only just around the bend. Would you like to get out and
walk? I think I hear the honk of the _Firebird_."

"I believe I would like to walk," said Dorothy. "I have such
a--stagnant feeling. The walk in this air ought to dispel it."

"Suppose we tie Jeff up here, and let him graze, while I go over to
that camp"--indicating a white speck between the trees--"and then I
may inquire if any one has seen a girl like Tavia pass up Oldtown
way?"

"And I might take the other direction, and ask at those camps. I see
quite a colony over that way," said Dorothy.

"And we will both meet here in----"

"An hour," finished Dorothy. "If we are to search, there is no sense
in running back and forth--so long as we can keep our directions
straight."

"And you are sure you won't get lost?" asked Cologne, with a smile.
"Perhaps losses are like accidents--they come in groups."

"Oh, I have a compass on my watch guard. Let me see," and after
consulting the instrument, she faced north. "I will go due west and
come back due east. I surely can't get lost if I follow that."

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