woods that can hurt us," said
Kitty, cheerfully. "Papa said there was no use for those hunters to come
here last year, 'cause there's nothing bigger'n woodchucks anywhere
round."

"But somebody killed a bear here the summer I was a baby," said Ted.

"Yes, but he was the last--the very last--and it's just as nice and safe
here as if we's camping out in our orchard. And let's fix up a house
right away. Let's play we've gone West and got some land of our own."

Then the two children went to work. They were scared a little, in spite
of their brave talk, but they were soon so interested in their
camp-building that they forgot their fear. First they cleared away the
sticks and stones beside the log where they were sitting. Then they
pulled large pieces of bark from a partly fallen tree, and leaned them
against the log, making a shelter large enough for a very small
sleeping-room. Over the bark they laid boughs of butternut and maple,
with long sticks placed crossways to keep them in place. Then by the
time they had gathered a few armfuls of dry leaves to place underneath,
it was quite dusk, and too late for any more work.

"Won't we get bugs in our ears?" asked Ted, peeping into the queer
little bedroom.

"Well, we'll tie our hankchifs over our ears. And we'll only take off
our shoes, 'cause we're just emigrants, you know."

"I--I wish it wasn't quite so dark," said Ted, faintly.

"But the moon will be up right away," said brave Kitty; "and maybe we'll
hear owls. We won't mind hearing owls, will we?"

"Course not," said Ted.

In a very short time the shoes were off, the handkerchiefs tied on, and
the two tired children cuddled up in their wigwam, with Kitty's apron
over their shoulders for a blanket.

"The Lord is here just as much as He's--He's in the Methodist church,"
said Kitty.

"Course He is," said Ted; and with this comforting thought they were
soon asleep.

* * * * *

Morning came earlier in the woods than in the quiet bedrooms at home.
Birds were twittering around the little camp before sunrise, the breeze
blew noisily through the low-hanging branches, and the children were
awake before the night shadows were quite gone.

"Papa'll be sure to find us to-day," said Kitty, after they had crawled
out of their nest. "We must have all the emigrant fun we can, for we'll
only be Ted and Kitty after we get home."

"What do em'grants have for their breakfast, I wonder?" asked T