That night after the lights had been extinguished, Harriet lay for a long, long time, thinking over the events of the evening, beginning with the Council Fire and ending with the little scene that had taken place in their tent.  What should she do?  What was the honest course to pursue?  The girl was unable to decide.  She did make up her mind, however, to consult with Miss Elting on the following morning.

After breakfast at the first opportunity she went in search of Miss Elting, but learned that the guardian in company with another of the camp officials had started out with Jasper to go to “The Pines,” a summer watering place in the woods, some ten miles from Camp Wau-Wau.  This summer resort was reached by a state road entering the woods from another direction, but the two young women had taken the log road as being the most direct.

Another incident that interested the camp greatly that day was the visit of a friend of Cora Kidder.  He was a young man named Charlie Collier who was stopping at “The Pines” and who had driven over to the camp in his automobile to call on Cora.  With him was his sister, a rather pretty girl whose elaborate coiffure and extreme style of dressing made her look out of place among the sensibly attired Camp Girls.

Cora was considerably elated that day at receiving a call from visitors who drove their own motor car and who were possibly more fashionable friends than many of the other girls could boast.  Cora introduced her friends to several of the girls and to many of the guardians, but to none of the Meadow-Brook Girls.  Tommy was interested, however.  She managed to get close enough to the car to examine the gown of Miss Collier with critical eyes, and Tommy was something of a judge of clothes, for her parents entertained smartly-dressed friends from the city quite frequently.  The little girl looked disdainfully at the newcomers, but made no comment.

Miss Elting and the guardian who accompanied her to “The Pines” returned about four o’clock that afternoon, having passed the automobile on the way.  Harriet obtained an interview with the teacher shortly afterwards during the period of relaxation and rest before the dinner hour.  The two women wandered off a short distance into the forest, Harriet having suggested a walk, and Miss Elting shrewdly suspecting that her little friend had something on her mind of which she wished to unburden herself.

“Now we will sit down here and be nice and comfy, and you will entertain me,” smiled Miss Elting.  “How are you enjoying yourself?”

“Oh, so much!” exclaimed Harriet.  Then her face clouded a little.

“But——­” laughed Miss Elting.

“Yes, I suppose that does express it.  However, I don’t want you to think I am not happy on my own account.  It is on some one else’s account.”

“Tell me all about it, Harriet, dear.”

“I am afraid that I cannot do that,” replied the girl after a brief reflection.