Tommy Thompson and even her better-poised companions were to
have further opportunities for distinguishing themselves.
CHAPTER XIV
GIVING A TOBOGGAN POINTS
A brilliant sun, gilding the peaks of Chocorua and shining in her eyes,
awoke Harriet Burrell.
A panorama of sunlit hills, still darkened caverns and gorges,
precipitous cliffs and sombre ravines caused the Meadow-Brook Girls to
exclaim joyously. Thin, silvery ribbons in the landscape showed where
foaming brooks ran. There were short waterfalls, long cascades, bright
little lakes and countless valleys of green.
"It's too beautiful to be real!" throbbed Harriet Burrell as she
unwound herself from her blanket and started to replenish the fire.
The coffee pot was already on the fire, supported by two stones. It
was steaming and sputtering. Then, for the first time, she observed
that Janus Grubb was nowhere in sight. Harriet got up and tip-toed
softly to the edge of the cliff, where she lay down flat, peering over.
At first she saw nothing of interest; then all at once she caught sight
of a moving speck at the foot of the cliff.
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