THE RESCUE PARTY It was with mingled feelings of excitement and trepidation that Grace Harlowe and Jessica Bright hurried toward the office of the latter's father the following afternoon.

Now that they were fairly started on their mission of rescue, they were not quite so confident as to the result.

To be sure they had unlimited faith in Jessica's father, but it was so much easier to talk about taking Mabel away from Miss Brant than to do it.
"I'm terribly afraid of facing her," confided Jessica to Grace.

"She is the terror of Oakdale, you know." "She can't hurt us," said Grace.

"Your father will do all the talking.
All we need to do is to take charge of Mabel, after Miss Brant gives her up." "Well, young ladies," said Mr.Bright, as the two girls entered his office, "I see you are prompt in keeping your appointment.