Mrs. Manily was very glad to see Mrs. Bobbsey, for the latter had
helped with money and clothing to care for the poor children at the
Meadow Brook Camp.

"Why, how pleasant to meet a friend in traveling!" said the matron as
she shook hands with Mrs. Bobbsey. "You are all off for the seashore,
the girls tell me."

"Yes," replied Mrs. Bobbsey. "One month at the beach, and we must
then hurry home to Lakeport for the school days. But Nan tells me
little Nellie is not well yet?"

"No, I am afraid she will need another change of air to undo the
trouble made by her close confinement in a city store. She is not
seriously sick, but so run down that it will take some time for her to
get strong again," said the matron.

"Have you a camp at the seashore?" asked Mrs. Bobbsey.

"No; indeed, I wish we had," answered the matron. "I am just going
down now to see if I can't find some place where Nellie can stay for a
few weeks."

"I'm going to visit my sister, Mrs. Minturn, at Ocean Cliff, near
Sunset Beach," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "They have a large cottage and are
always charitable. If they have no other company I think, perhaps,
they would be glad to give poor little Nellie a room."

"That would be splendid!" exclaimed the matron. "I was going to do a