"look at that tree. It's going to fall! Oh, we'll be killed!"

The girls followed the direction of her pointing finger and looks of
horror sprang to their eyes. Slowly, its descent retarded somewhat by the
branches of other trees, a towering giant of the forest tottered and
crashed its destructive way downward. And they were directly in its path!




Chapter II

The Falling Tree



For a moment the Outdoor Girls sat fascinated, paralyzed, without the
power to move a muscle. Then suddenly Grace seemed galvanized to action.
She leaned toward Mollie, grasping the steering wheel of the motionless
car frantically.

"For heaven's sake, Mollie, get out of the way! Start the car!" she
screamed.

"I can't!" Mollie answered, tight-lipped. "Something's wrong. The motor's
dead."

But with Grace's scream, Betty had come to her senses and had scrambled
out of the car, dragging the still paralyzed Amy after her.