Then in the volume directly preceding this, entitled "The Outdoor
Girls at Bluff Point" the girls had had perhaps the most exciting
adventure of all.

The Hostess House at Camp Liberty having burnt down, the chums found
themselves forced to take a much-needed, although not entirely
welcome, vacation and had decided to spend it at a romantic spot near
the ocean called Bluff Point. The cottage on the bluff had been loaned
to the girls by Grace's patriotic Aunt Mary, who declared that she
owed something to the chums for having worked so hard for the good old
Stars and Stripes. Mrs. Ford, worn out with war work, had gone with
the girls to chaperon them.

Bad tidings at first threatened to overwhelm the chums. The Fords
received word that Will was seriously wounded "somewhere in France,"
and later Mollie received a telegram from her mother saying that the
twins, Dodo and Paul, had disappeared. Still later, while everything
was at its blackest, Betty read Allen Washburn's name among the
missing. However, everything cleared up later when the twins, who had
been kidnapped, were recovered and their kidnapper sent to justice.
Still later Allen proved that the report that he had been missing was
an error by writing to Betty himself and in the letter he also spoke
of Will Ford and the fact that he was getting over his wound
splendidly. Of course there had been great rejoicing and the vacation
had proved a happy one after all.

And now, at the time of this story, the war was over and the first
regiments of soldiers had arrived from the other side and the girls
were expecting a joyful reunion with the boys at any time.