“Oh, my goodneth, I couldn’t do that,” exclaimed Grace.

“Each girl must do her part.  The rules of the camp will be explained to you to-morrow.  But I am quite sure the Meadow-Brook Girls will make a delightful addition to Camp Wau-Wau.”

“We shall do our best, Mrs. Livingston,” Harriet assured her with eyes fixed on the face of the Chief Guardian.

“I am sure that you will,” was the reply.  “Miss Burrell, you and Miss Thompson will occupy cots in the tent I showed to you as we passed along.  Your tentmates will be Patricia Scott and Cora Kidder.  We are obliged to place four girls in a tent now when we have so many of them with us, later on two girls may arrange to occupy one tent if they desire to do so, though the request is seldom made.  Breakfast will begin at seven o’clock.  We like to have all our girls on hand promptly at that hour.  Miss Brown and Miss Holland will be your tentmates for the present, Miss Elting.  I think as soon as possible I shall place the Meadow-Brook Girls in one tent.  Would that please you?”

“Yes, indeed,” cried the girls.

“Yeth, thank you.  We’re a clothe corporation, ath my father would thay.”

“Grace’s father is a lawyer,” explained Miss Elting with a smile.

“I observe that she exhibits quite a legal trend of mind,” laughed the Chief Guardian.  “Now if you have finished eating I will show you to your tents.  Have you any other changes of clothes for to-morrow morning!”

Harriet said they had not.  The Chief said she would try to borrow a skirt for Harriet.  The other girls’ clothes were in somewhat better condition, and would do, even though Sunday was a partial dress up day at Camp Wau-Wau.

Carrying her lantern Mrs. Livingston led the way first to the tent that Miss Elting and the two girls were to occupy.  The other occupant of this tent did not wake up.  Hers was a sound sleep, induced by hours full of activity and enjoyment in the fragrant woods.

When they entered the next tent, however, Harriet caught a glimpse of a pair of bright eyes peering at them from above the blankets.  The eyes closed almost instantly and the sound of regular breathing came from that cot.

Harriet smiled to herself.  She glanced quickly at Tommy who almost imperceptibly closed and opened one eye.  Quick-witted, Tommy had not missed the little scene.  Harriet wanted to laugh, but instead her face wore a grave expression as she listened to Mrs. Livingston explaining how they were expected to air their blankets out in the open in the morning, then after breakfast make their beds and care for their tents.

Each girl had a locker, this being nothing more than a series of hooks set into the lower ridge plate of the tent, and on which they were supposed to hang their clothes.  A curtain covered this locker or clothes press.  There was one washstand for each pair of girls.  They provided their own towels.  In the case of the Meadow-Brook Girls, their towel rack was empty, but each had a pair in the suit cases, together with other necessary toilet articles.