CHAPTER XI.
The Open-air Camp If this particular Friday had been an exciting day to the girls of V.a., it had certainly proved a most agitating one to the Medical Officer of Health for Seaton.

Upon his energy and organization depended the prevention of a serious epidemic in the city, and he had shown himself admirably able to cope with the sudden emergency.

The Corporation had lately set up a camp for children threatened with tuberculosis, and this was commandeered by Dr.Barnes as a suitable place for quarantine.

It lay five miles away from Seaton, on the top of a hill in a very open situation in the midst of fields, so was excellently fitted for the purpose.

The children under treatment there had been hurriedly taken back to their homes in Seaton, extra beds and supplies had been sent out, and a hospital nurse installed in charge, so that all was in readiness when the char-a-banc arrived.
The Camp consisted of a long wooden shelter or shed, the south side of which was entirely open to the air.