was no response. He blew again, then waited.
Evidently the young lady was out of earshot.

Then Naki made a mistake. Instead of going into the woods, where Mollie
had pursued her will-o'-the-wisp, he turned in the opposite direction. It
did not dawn on him that she had been led astray by a forgotten Indian
trail.

"You must keep close to me, young ladies," Naki insisted. "None of ye
know your way about up here. If we should separate, I should soon be
searching for the whole lot of ye, instead of just one."

All afternoon they searched and searched for the lost one, yet all in
vain.

If Mollie shed no tears while she was lost, Barbara shed plenty in the
effort to find her. Poor Grace and Ruth tried vainly to comfort her.

"If only we hadn't quarreled this morning over that horrid Reginald
Latham!" Bab sobbed, running on ahead of the others. "I told Mollie she
was foolish to say she hated anyone whom she did not know. Yet I do it
all the time myself."

"Oh, do cheer up, Bab," said Grace, choking back her own tears. "You
didn't quarrel with Mollie. I never saw two sisters who fussed so little.
I know we shall find her soon."

"There's nothing up here can harm your sister, Miss," Naki explained to
frightened Bab. "The country around here is perfectly peaceful."

At dusk Naki and his searching party returned alone to the top of the
ravine from whence they had started. Looking down, they could see their
log cabin, where Miss Sallie and Ceally stood at the open door. There was
no sign of Mollie.

"It is harder work than I expected to find the young lady," Naki
apologized to Ruth. "I am sorry, but you had better go back to your aunt.
I must go down to the farm for help. It will take a number of people to
make a thorough search of this place to-night. The underbrush is so thick
that it is hard work traveling about."

"Oh, I can't go home without Mollie!" sobbed Bab. "I am not a bit afraid
to stay up here alone. Leave me, Ruth, you and Grace. I'll just sit at
the top of this ravine and call and call! Then, if Mollie comes anywhere
near me, she will hear. You and Grace go and have supper with Miss
Sallie. You can bring me something to eat afterwards, if you like."
Barbara smiled feebly.

Ruth and Grace both turned on her indignantly. It was a relief to pretend
to be offended. "Oh, yes, Bab, we are both delighted to go down and
comfortably eat our supper! It is so pleasant to think of your sitting up
here alone, like