`` But we wo n't . I 'm a good driver and I have n't nerves -- but I have nerve . Besides , you forget that we 'll have an Indian guide with us . '' `` There was a company of Hudson Bay freighters ambushed and killed along that very trail by Blackfoot Indians in 1839 , '' said Aunt Jennie dolefully . `` Fifty years ago ! Their ghosts must have ceased to haunt it by this time , '' said Kate flippantly . `` Well , you 'll get wet through and catch your deaths of cold , '' protested Aunt Jennie . `` No fear of it . We 'll be cased in rubber . And we 'll borrow a good tight tent from the M.P.s. Besides , I 'm sure it 's not going to rain much more . I know the signs . '' `` At least wait for a day or two until you 're sure that it has cleared up , '' implored Aunt Jennie . `` Which being interpreted means , ` Wait for a day or two , because then your father may be home and he 'll squelch your mad expedition , ' '' said Kate , with a sly glance at me . `` No , no , my mother , your wiles are in vain . We 'll hit the trail tomorrow at sunrise . So just be good , darling , and help us pack up some provisions . I 'll send Jim for his father 's democrat . '' Aunt Jennie resigned herself to the inevitable and betook herself to the pantry with the air of a woman who washes her hands of the consequences . I flew upstairs to pack some finery . I was wild with delight over the proposed outing .
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