own from New
Haven, now and then, over Sundays," remarked Jim, eagerly.

Eleanor held up an assuring hand, as she nodded her wise little head
knowingly and said: "Leave it to Nolla, boys!"

They laughed and agreed that there was no one else that could arrange
affairs any better!

Polly sat mute, for she wondered if it ever would come true--what
Eleanor had planned about Europe. In her wildest fancies she had never
dared allow her thought to outline _such_ possibilities. But here was a
harum-scarum friend who seemed to get everything she wanted by merely
saying, "We must have it, you know!"

"I guess we'd better be starting back to camp," suggested Kenneth,
looking up at the sun.

"Yes, it will take us fully an hour, riding down," agreed Jim.

So they helped the girls into their saddles, and soon all four were
having a good time going back to Buffalo Park.

CHAPTER XI

A WILD-WEST COUNTY FAIR

That same night while at supper, Mrs. Carew asked her guests if they had
ever visited one of the western celebrations.

"Polly says she has, but we have never seen one," replied Anne, eagerly.

"Well, Oak Creek is going to have its annual fair, or celebration, two
weeks from Monday. It generally lasts for three days, and they have all
sorts of stunts there. You-all must be _sure_ to go."

"The Boss says we can have a day off and go, too!" declared Jim.

"I wish it would happen to come on the day you girls go," added Kenneth,
anxiously.

"We'll try and plan it that way. Maybe we will go to each day's show,"
quickly said Eleanor.

"Maybe you can find out from Mrs. Carew what day her husband thinks we
can have," ventured Jim, in a whisper.

Eleanor nodded; then she turned to John and told him what they wanted
to know from Mrs. Carew.

Thus it was learned that the survey Crew was to be given Tuesday _and_
Wednesday--as it would take almost half a day to travel to Oak Creek,
and another half day to get back to camp. The boys gave a wild hurrah
when they heard this good news, and immediately planned to start from
camp directly after midnight Monday so as to enjoy a full day at the
fair.

After good-bys were said, and the Pebbly Pit party were ready to start
on the homeward trail, Jim whispered to Polly and Eleanor, "Now don't
forget! Ken and I have a date with you two at the Fair, Tuesday and
Wednesday."

And the girls laughingly promised to make a note in their social
calendar book.

The two weeks int