"It was our friend with the green goggles again as sure as I'm alive!"
she exclaimed. "He was staring in here for all he was worth, but the
minute he saw me looking at him he vanished."

"I am afraid we are going to have trouble with this mysterious
individual," declared Harriet. "He seems to have developed a peculiar
interest in our affairs that is far from flattering."

"We are not going to be annoyed as we were last year," said Miss Elting
firmly. "Mr. Grubb, there is something very strange in all this. If
for any reason you know this man or have even the slightest idea of his
identity I must ask you to be perfectly frank with me."

Janus Grubb declared solemnly that he had not the least idea who the
man could have been. Nor had he been able to find any person who had
seen the fellow approach them. Miss Elting and the guide stepped out
to the porch, followed by the girls, still chatting over the news from
home contained in their letters.

"Now, where do you want to go first?" asked the guide after they had
reached the porch.

"We will trust to your judgment," answered Miss Elting. "You know
best. We wish to try a little mountain climbing and we wish to see the
larger of the White Mountains. We would like to see everything of
interest in the White Mountain country."

"That's a pretty big contract," chuckled Janus; "but I reckon we can
show you what you want to see. For instance, there's Mt. Chocorua,
Moosilauke, Mt. Washington, Mt. Lafayette and as many more as you like,