"
Just before the time for Polly to take the oath her absence was
discovered, but not until the feast of the corn had actually begun did
Mollie and Betty go back to their tent to look for her and they did not
return for so long a time that Miss McMurtry, fearing Polly might be
ill, rose up to follow them. However, she had only gone a few steps
before the two girls joined her.
"We can't find Polly anywhere, Donna," Mollie said in an extremely
annoyed tone. "We have looked in all the tents and called and even gone
down to the pine grove. What silly mood do you suppose has overtaken
her? For the one thing mother most objects to is for Polly to wander
off alone at night. She did it once when she was a very little girl."
"Don't worry, Mollie, she is sure to be back in half a minute when she
remembers," the older woman replied.
CHAPTER XX
"POLLY"
But Polly did not come back within the hour or indeed all night.
Naturally there was little sleep among the Camp Fire girls or their
guardian who imagined all possible tragedies. Miss McMurtry wondered if
Polly could have gone down to the lake and in the darkness fallen into
the water, but then the moon was shining brilliantly and she could swim
with perfect ease. This idea was only brought on by fear.
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