Polly laughed. "Is that so fearful? Why, I think it is piles of fun to
camp out on a fine night!"
"Maybe you do, but remember the rattle-snake! We may be sleeping on the
ground when one comes along-_Oh,_ OH!" cried Barbara, shivering.
"Oh, come now, Bob! No use conjuring up such gruesome pictures to
tickle your nerves!" exclaimed Eleanor, impatiently.
"If you don't want to go on to Grizzly Slide, now's the time to say so!
When we get there it will be too late to complain about the lateness of
the hour in getting home!" said sensible Polly. "Oh, we all want to go
to Grizzly Slide!" asserted Anne, hastily.
"And we will take everything that comes with it!" declared Eleanor,
eagerly.
"Well, all right, but for the love of goodness, don't let's camp in the
wilderness all night!" cried Barbara.
They sat down after that discussion and ate the sandwiches and fruit,
but Polly wanted a piece of the chocolate cake she thought Sary had
packed for them.
"I couldn't find any! We looked through and found only sandwiches in
the papers," said Anne.
"Oh, pshaw! I was sure there was cake!" grumbled Polly.
"It may possibly be in the bottom of the other pannier, as we didn't
unpack everything, you know," suggested Barbara.
"If it is, we'll eat it to-night for supper. At least we know Sary
packed _something_ good for us," added Anne.
Once more on the trail, the adventurers rode through forests where the
notes of unseen birds blending with the murmur of pines sounded like
weird music to the city girls.
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