CHAPTER XIX
A QUEER DISTURBANCE
"Have we blankets enough?"
"It's sure to be cool before morning."
"We can burn the oil stove turned down low—that will make the tent warm."
"Oh, but it makes it so close and—er—smelly."
They all laughed at that.
Betty and her chums were preparing to spend their first night in camp on Elm Island, in the tent. They had had supper—eating with fine appetites—and after a little run about the lake had tied up at the small dock near their tent.
"A lantern would be a good thing to burn," said Aunt Kate. "That will give some warmth, too."
"And we can see better, if—if anything—comes!" exclaimed Amy, evidently with an effort.
"Anything—what do you mean?" demanded Mollie, as she combed out her long hair, preparatory to braiding it.
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