Augusta Huiell Seaman

“ Doris replied, "but you 'll have to admit we discovered treasure of a very different nature—and a good deal more valuable. And, when you come to think of it, we did discover buried treasure, at least Miss Camilla did, and we were nearly buried alive ourselves trying to unearth it, and what more of a thrilling adventure could you ask for than that?" But she ended seriously:
"Slipper Point will always mean to me the spot where I spent some of the happiest moments of my life."
"And I say—the same!" echoed Sally. ”

“ Sally dipped her paddle disconsolately and answered with almost a groan: "If it bothers you, how do you suppose it makes me feel?"
"We have grown close to each other, have n't we?" mused Doris. "Do you know, I never dreamed I could make so dear a friend in so short a time. I have plenty of acquaintances and good comrades, but usually it takes me years to make a real friend. How did you manage to make me care so much for you?"
"‘Just because you 're you!’" laughed Sally, quoting a popular song. ”

“ I'm just going to save every penny I have this winter and give it to the Red Cross and work like mad at the knitting and bandage-making. But even that is no real sacrifice. I wish I could do something such as she has done. That's the kind of thing that counts!"
"We can only do the thing that lies within our power," said Sally, grasping the true philosophy of the situation, "and if we do all of that, we're giving the best we can."
They drifted on a little further in silence, and then Doris glanced at her wrist-watch by the light of the moon. "We 've got to go in," she mourned. ”