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Their suitcases they had arranged to send on ahead , so that they would be at each stopping place in the evening when the little party arrived . Then on leaving in the morning the satchels would again be dispatched in advance . Near the end of the route trunks would await them . The girls expected to get their dinners wherever it was most convenient , and Betty had drawn up a sort of schedule that , should they be able to keep up to it , would mean comfort at noon . As I have explained , the breakfasts and suppers would be eaten at the homes of friends or relatives . The girls had a little alcohol stove , a teapot and saucepan , and they expected , under favorable circumstances , to stop by the roadside and brew a cup of tea , each girl carrying an aluminum cup and saucer . Evaporated cream and sugar , to be replenished from time to time , formed part of their stores .