"There!" exclaimed Harriet, flushed of face, eyes sparkling, "that is
the way we make camp."
"Well, I swum!" muttered Janus. "It beats all."
Jane turned the blankets on the line. By this time the clothing in the
packs was fairly well dried, but it looked wrinkled and old. Harriet
now began digging a trench around the sides of the tent, so they should
not be flooded in case of rain. Janus took the pick from her,
completing the job. The Meadow-Brook Girls moved rather rapidly for
the slow-going Janus. He was unused to such activity, especially in
women.
Margery and Tommy were busy clearing away the supper things. Jim went
out to bring the horses in nearer to camp, where he tied them up for
the night. At Janus's direction the driver also made a bed for the two
men out among the trees some distance from the tent that was to be
occupied by Miss Elting and her charges. The preparations for the
night went on with rather more confusion than usual, the party having
been more or less upset by the occurrences of the evening; beside
which, they had not yet become familiar with the routine that marked
the well-ordered camp.
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