This meal was late on this particular morning, for good and
sufficient reason, but the girls did not complain about this. What
they did complain of was their bedraggled condition. They laid their
trouble on this occasion directly at the door of Tommy Thompson. Tommy
was undisturbed. She expressed her pleasure, however, that her
companions had also received a wetting, and uncharitably hoped they
would fall in every time she did.
During breakfast they discussed their situation, finally deciding to
push on as soon after the meal as possible. The guide said they would
feel dry and warm soon after starting on their way. He thought they
would be better off on the move than sitting about the fire. Hazel had
now fully recovered from the effects of her fall. Harriet's side still
gave her pain, but she, too, felt that the best thing for her would be
plenty of exercise.
That forenoon she insisted on carrying Hazel's pack, and did more real
work on the trail than any other girl of the party. They were above
the timber line, though there was little timber below it, the side of
the mountain having been fire-swept long before that.
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