“I AM SORRY YOU INTERFERED WITH US,” SAID THE MAN. “YOU’LL FIND
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The
Blue Grass Seminary Girls
On the Water
OR
Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise
Through the Panama Canal
By Carolyn Judson Burnett
AUTHOR OF
“The Blue Grass Seminary Girls’ Vacation Adventures,”
“The Blue Grass Seminary Girls in the Mountains,”
“The Blue Grass Seminary
Girls’ Christmas Holidays.”
A. L. BURT COMPANY
PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK
Copyright, 1916
By A. L. Burt Company
THE BLUE GRASS SEMINARY GIRLS ON THE WATER
THE BLUE GRASS SEMINARY GIRLS ON THE WATER.
3CHAPTER I.—PLANNING A TRIP.
“Dad, we want to take a trip.”
The speaker was Shirley Willing, a typical Kentuckygirl, slender of figure, vivacious of manner,and extremely pretty. With her father, she stoodon the big, sunny front porch of the Willing farmhouse.As she again was about to address herfather, a second young girl, who, it could be seen ata glance, was of about Shirley’s years, joined them.
This was Mabel Ashton, Shirley’s particularfriend and life chum. Shirley greeted her with asmile, and Mr. Willing’s face also wrinkled pleasantly.
“I was just telling Dad that we want to take atrip this summer,” explained Shirley.
Mabel smiled.
“We have talked it all over,” she agreed, “andwe just want to go some place.”4
“Where?” asked Mr. Willing briefly.
“Why, we—we—want to go to—to—where is itwe want to go, Shirley?” asked Mabel in some confusion.
“We hadn’t decided on that yet, Dad,” laughedShirley. “But we don’t want to stay here on thisold farm all summer.”
“And what are you going to do with both yourold Dads—leave them behind?” asked Mr. Willingseriously.
“We would like to have you go with us, Dad, butwe know you won’t.”
“Why won’t we?”
“Well, I—we,—I—you never have gone withus.”
“It’s never too late to mend our ways,” declaredher father dryly. “Perhaps we shall this time.”
Both girls clapped their hands, and scamperedabout the porch eagerly. At last Shirley stoppedher antics, and standing directly before her father,took him by the coat with both hands.
“Do you mean it, Dad?” she asked.
Mr. Willing nodded.
“Yes. Ashton and I have decided that the nexttime you two youngsters go away from home weare going with you. When you are by your