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It developed, upon their return to the campfire circle, that everybody

had been in the joke; and they all derived hearty enjoyment froenially "We've all had

our scares"

Carley wondered if she were not so constituted that such trickery

alienated her Deep in her heart she resented being made to show

her cowardice But then she realized that no one had really seen any

evidence of her state It was fun to them

Soon after this incident Hutter sounded what he called the roll-call for

bed Following Flo's instructions, Carley sat on their bed, pulled off

her boots, folded coat and sweater at her head, and slid down under the

blankets How strange and hard a bed! Yet Carley had the most delicious

sense of relief and rest she had ever experienced She straightened out

on her back with a feeling that she had never before appreciated the

luxury of lying down

Flo cuddled up to her in quite sisterly fashion, saying: "Now don't

cover your head If it rains I'll wake and pull up the tarp Good night,

Carley" And almost immediately she seemed to fall asleep