On hearing Will's story Mr. Hammond and Mr. Stonington went to theauthorities again, to proceed against the unscrupulous men who had somistreated him.
But they had left that part of the State, and could not be traced. Onereason, Will thought, why they held him a prisoner, was because they hadviolated the law in regard to the treatment of the working-prisoners,and did not want to be reported. And the reason The Loon's descriptionof Will gave no clue to the girls was because of Grace's brother'stemporary lameness, and his change due to poor living and raggedclothes.
Then came happy days. Mr. and Mrs. Ford, rejoicing over the news oftheir son being found, sent word for him to stay with the girls, andthey would join him in Florida. As for the girls--Mollie, Amy and Bettyshared with Grace the fun of showing Will about the lovely place wherethey had spent the winter.
The Loon found a comfortable home with one of Mr. Hammond's workers, andmade himself very useful about the orange grove. He could not do enoughfor the girls, or for Will and Tom, the latter two becoming fast chums,as they had been companions in misery.
"And to think that soon we will have to leave this lovely place," saidGrace one day, when they had come back from a long trip on the river inthe _Gem_. "It is perfect here."
"It is," agreed Mollie, "but do you know I am rather lonesome for thesight of a snowball, or an icicle."
"Mollie Billette!" cried Amy.
"Well, I am! Too much loveliness palls on one after a bit. Of courseit's lovely here, Amy, but we are Northern girls, and one winter in theSouth can't change us."
"Well, we have certainly had some strange adventures here," remarkedBetty, as she swung her boat up to the dock.
"And with all the orange blossoms, none of us has worn any yet,"remarked Grace, laughing.
"Oh, I don't know," said Mollie, with a mischievous look at Betty. "Ithink some of us have a chance. I saw Tom Osborne out in the moonlightwith you last night, Grace."
"You did not!"
"Yes, I did, and he----"
"Have a chocolate!" capitulated Grace.
And now the time has come to take leave of the outdoor girls--at leastfor a time. Perhaps we may meet them again, under other circumstances.For they are destined to have other adventures, fully as absorbing asthose I have already set down.
THE END
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