Cherry Ames 19 Camp Nurse by Helen Wells

Author:Helen Wells [Wells, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
Published: 2011-12-31T13:26:29+00:00

A LESSON FOR KATY

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and wild thickets. They were heading in the general direction of a shelter area, but exploring a new route to reach it. Jean Wheeler marked trees with the hatchet along the way.

“That’s so we’ll fi nd our trail back, tomorrow.”

“Back!” said Mary Alice. “We aren’t even there yet.

It’s funny how much heavier my pack has gotten.” Their pace grew slower, stops more frequent. Jean Wheeler encouraged them by pointing out a tiny log shack nestled in a fold of the hills.

They reached this place at about four o’clock. The shelter turned out to be three-walled, not so tiny, a little lopsided. The Thunder Cliff boys who had built it had carved their initials and camp name on a center plank.

Remains of earlier fi res were evident. All the girls, even Katy and Mary Alice, who were the tiredest of the party, set down their packs and explored the camping area.

Cherry and Jean Wheeler unpacked gear for supper.

No one except Cherry bothered to investigate the shelter. It was there just in case of rain or cold; unfurnished, it offered only a fi replace area of stones and a few empty shelves. Empty? Cherry caught sight of something red and went to look on the shelf. She found a three-day-old local newspaper and a large red calico handkerchief, the kind farmers buy in general stores. It was freshly washed but unironed. For no particular reason, Cherry shoved the handkerchief into her slacks pocket.

“Everybody come with me to the spring for a drink of water!” Jean called.

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