Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Campfire Girls' Outing; Or, Ethel Hollister's Second Summer in Camp

The morning after Ethel had declared herself her mother came up to her room. She could see that Mrs. Hollister had not slept and her eyes were red from weeping. Ethel kissed her, saying:

Chapters

9. CHAPTER IX

“Ah! it must be nearly six o’clock,” she thought. “I must make haste,” but she stood spellbound, watching the glowing crimson, purple and yellow changing into orange, green, and...

11. CHAPTER XI

The time had arrived for the girls to separate. The Scouts came up and carried Nannie off. She had become a great favorite. As Patty expressed it, Nannie was a comfortable visit...

2. CHAPTER II

The next morning Ethel Hollister walked up to Barnard and put in her application for admittance. The following week upon her first examination she failed, but she entered the cl...

16. CHAPTER XVI

Christmas was near. The Hollisters wrote and invited Mr. Casey to spend the Christmas holidays with them. They also wrote Tom Harper to see if it were possible to bring Aunt Sus...

4. CHAPTER IV

The time arrived for the Hollisters to start. There were tears in Archibald Hollister’s eyes as he kissed them goodbye at the train. Within the last year his life had been happi...

6. CHAPTER VI

They arrived in Columbus where Uncle John greeted them affectionately and insisted upon kissing his sister-in-law. Mrs. Hollister was persuaded not to go to camp until after a f...

8. CHAPTER VIII

Great was the surprise of the girls when the next afternoon they beheld walking towards the Camp two young men in Scout costume. They were none other than Harvey Bigelow and you...

10. CHAPTER X

So Nora Casey became the heroine of the Camp. An account of her bravery was in all the papers and the entire Camp was written up. The once neglected and disliked girl was now in...

5. CHAPTER V

“Aunt Susan, you’ve grown so young,” said Ethel, “and as for Tom, well he’s the glass of fashion and mould of form. He looks fine. Oh! I’m so glad to be back and to have Mother...

17. CHAPTER XVII

It was a typical Christmas day. There was even snow on the ground. The pretty limousine stood before the Hollisters’ door and a well-groomed good-looking chauffeur was taken in...

15. CHAPTER XV

That winter Mrs. Hollister again had her teas and bridge parties, but there was no more worry about where the money was coming from; in fact, thanks to Mr. Casey’s generosity sh...

1. CHAPTER I

The morning after Ethel had declared herself her mother came up to her room. She could see that Mrs. Hollister had not slept and her eyes were red from weeping. Ethel kissed her...

19. CHAPTER XIX

“Because I’m about to buy a house for Nora and the Doctor, and I want to buy one in this neighborhood. I also have a proposition to make to ye, Mr. Hollister. Frankly, what migh...

18. CHAPTER XVIII

After a delicious Christmas dinner the Bigelows came over. They welcomed and embraced Nora. Mrs. Bigelow really seemed sincere on this occasion. Mr. Casey liked them at once, es...

12. CHAPTER XII

After Camp had broken up, Mattie Hastings, who was now associated with a Woman’s Exchange in Columbus, started one afternoon to call for Patty Sands. It was Saturday and the Exc...

3. CHAPTER III

This time it was Grandmother and Mrs. Hollister whose wardrobes needed replenishing. Ethel bought for herself two new suits and some blouses. She had actually outgrown hers of t...

14. CHAPTER XIV

On one of Mr. Casey’s flying trips to the city it happened to be Mrs. Hollister’s birthday. Nora told him of the fact and after school together they whisked away in a taxi to sh...

7. CHAPTER VII

“Listen to me, girls; she’s the cleverest woman you ever met,” said Cousin Kate. “She has not been exactly in favor of our organization, so I wish each of you girls to do your b...

13. CHAPTER XIII

In November Kate was married. The wedding was quiet, as Patty was still an invalid. They took her with them and left her at Mrs. Hollister’s while they went on their trip. Nora...

20. CHAPTER XX

So Archibald Hollister found himself the New York manager of a large Ohio Realty Company, with four clerks under him and a couple of handsome offices; and Mr. Casey was proud of...