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Girls in the Alleganty Mountains by Stella M. Francis, Chapter
twenty two. A sleigh ride home. That was a meeting
not soon to be forgotten. It was a signal for
the casting away of every element of secrecy. And Helen
told her story. She told the story of her brother,
(00:24):
of his sickness when a child, of the resultant distortion
of his character into that of a man of strange
and incongruous genius and weakness, and of the embarrassment he
had caused her and her mother. He it was, she said,
who had written the skull in Crossbone's letter. Who wrote
(00:46):
the other anonymous letter that you received at the institute?
Hazel Edwards inquired, I don't know, Helen replied, with a
faint smile. Perhaps these boys can answer that question. I
must plead guilty to that, announced Clifford, advancing with a bow.
(01:06):
But what's the surprise you were going to spring, inquired
Ruth Hazelton, misschievously. Is this it now? Never you mind,
said Clifford. Things didn't go just right. This kidnapping affair
interfered with our plans, and they are hereby called off.
We didn't want you to know we were here. Two
(01:29):
of the boys had been despatched as messengers to Holy
Hill for vehicles to take the girls back to Marion's home.
About two o'clock in the morning, mister Stanlock, several of
his neighbors, and three policemen, led by the two scout messengers,
burst into the room and announced that they had brought
(01:50):
three bob sleds to give them all a sleigh ride
and a glorious sleigh ride home. It was for all
except the two prisoners, whom the police took him to custody.
The story of the camp Fire Girls in the Mountains
is told all but the subtitle a Christmas Success against odds.
(02:15):
There was a real success in store for them. The
police made a raid, but found that the criminal ailment
that had gained a throttle hold on the labor organization
in the mines had cleared out so clean that not
a living vestige of them could be discovered. The way
was now clear, and the camp fire Girls carried out
(02:38):
their original plans successfully and much to the benefit of
the poverty stricken families of the strikers. But the history
of Flamingo camp Fire is by no means complete with
this narrative. It seemed to THEE a peculiar lot of
these girls to become associated. We're in touch with events
(03:01):
of novel, interesting and sometimes thrilling character, and those who
would follow their further experiences along these lines should read
the second volume of this series entitled camp Fire Girls
in the Country or the Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot end
(03:25):
of Chapter twenty two. End of Campfire Girls in the
Other Gamy Mountains or a Christmas Success Against Odds by
Stella M. Francis
Girls in the Alleganty Mountains by Stella M. Francis, Chapter
twenty two. A sleigh ride home. That was a meeting
not soon to be forgotten. It was a signal for
the casting away of every element of secrecy. And Helen
told her story. She told the story of her brother,
(00:24):
of his sickness when a child, of the resultant distortion
of his character into that of a man of strange
and incongruous genius and weakness, and of the embarrassment he
had caused her and her mother. He it was, she said,
who had written the skull in Crossbone's letter. Who wrote
(00:46):
the other anonymous letter that you received at the institute?
Hazel Edwards inquired, I don't know, Helen replied, with a
faint smile. Perhaps these boys can answer that question. I
must plead guilty to that, announced Clifford, advancing with a bow.
(01:06):
But what's the surprise you were going to spring, inquired
Ruth Hazelton, misschievously. Is this it now? Never you mind,
said Clifford. Things didn't go just right. This kidnapping affair
interfered with our plans, and they are hereby called off.
We didn't want you to know we were here. Two
(01:29):
of the boys had been despatched as messengers to Holy
Hill for vehicles to take the girls back to Marion's home.
About two o'clock in the morning, mister Stanlock, several of
his neighbors, and three policemen, led by the two scout messengers,
burst into the room and announced that they had brought
(01:50):
three bob sleds to give them all a sleigh ride
and a glorious sleigh ride home. It was for all
except the two prisoners, whom the police took him to custody.
The story of the camp Fire Girls in the Mountains
is told all but the subtitle a Christmas Success against odds.
(02:15):
There was a real success in store for them. The
police made a raid, but found that the criminal ailment
that had gained a throttle hold on the labor organization
in the mines had cleared out so clean that not
a living vestige of them could be discovered. The way
was now clear, and the camp fire Girls carried out
(02:38):
their original plans successfully and much to the benefit of
the poverty stricken families of the strikers. But the history
of Flamingo camp Fire is by no means complete with
this narrative. It seemed to THEE a peculiar lot of
these girls to become associated. We're in touch with events
(03:01):
of novel, interesting and sometimes thrilling character, and those who
would follow their further experiences along these lines should read
the second volume of this series entitled camp Fire Girls
in the Country or the Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot end
(03:25):
of Chapter twenty two. End of Campfire Girls in the
Other Gamy Mountains or a Christmas Success Against Odds by
Stella M. Francis
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