haired, pretty girl of fifteen were ruefully
arched, over eyes of merriment. "But
we do--do have such fun at our Get
Togethers--our picnics and parties," went
on she, whose ceremonial name was Aponi
the Butterfly of the mountain group.

"Hur-ra-ah! There are two such Get
Togethers coming off quite soon now--one
the day after to-morrow--Saturday--
a picnic at Snowbird Cave, to explore
some other caves afterwards upon
the further side of the river, the blue
Housatonic."

This contribution came, piecemeal, from
several feasting mouths together.

"Oh! the Housatonic--blue--Housa-tonic!"
Pemrose bent demurely over
her flapjack and cocoa, curling her toes
under her as she recalled her view of it
from the Devil's Chair. "And what about
the second Get Together--when is that
to be?" she asked.

"A week from Saturday: Jubilate! It's
our anniversary day as a White Birch
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