The Girl Scouts of the Round Table

character than the Girl Scouts had anticipated. Margaret Hale's dance, w

uests were invited, the entire Troop of Girl Scouts of the Eagle's Wing, the Boy Scouts,

eight until twelve. The fashion of arriving late and remaining until

s idea, Margaret's own Patrol of Sco

the dance,62 and had promised t

Tory had declined. She had experienced some difficulty in inducing her uncle to be present at a dancing party. He had not atten

so unhappy over Lance's disappearance that they were unlike themselves. She was delighted when Dorothy told her

girl, Martha Greaves, a temporary substitute for Katherine M

her friends. Now at Christmas time it was particularly hard to feel always resigned and cheerful. Only one fact gave her courage. Tory Drew's Christmas gift from Mr. Fenton was to be a trip to New York

ly distinguished from the others. Their white gowns with coral ribb

the latter part of the evening Tory Drew was troubled by the fact that i

Donald had not appeared angry. Tory had not given this idea any consideration at the time. She had

d her figure prettily rounded. Best of all, Teresa had never seemed happier! She wore a small bunch of violets at her waist that Tory recognized as coming from the hotbed that

th a small offering of Don's violets, b

uts in Don's Patrol, Tom Oliver, an especial fr

st similar in manner or appearance, in spite of being twins, so this excuse could not be offered. Yet undo

chance that she was again dancing with Tom Oliver, more than an hour after, when the reflection th

ance, Tom Oliver felt an unexpe

ave finished this dance, may I

a mingled sense of pl

ur, not a half hour before. Had he recently received

oked more cheerful than in some time past, not less so. Therefore whatever information may have come to Don, he had

nce was finished and Don was

k to you and I think I know a halfway qu

g it, Tory slipped out after him, avoiding speaking or catch

s under the bend of the long flight

mfortably settled Don d

ry did not ordinarily object,

Have you had word from Lance that he is not well or tha

o answer, and afterwards Tory was to

ly Don ap

a hateful speech about Lance in my life. I67 hope I never will again. But this business of Lance's behaving like a kid of f

t few weeks. He says he is not going to look for Lance, that when he has had enough he will come home. Just the same, he does not have a moment free from uneasiness. He is crazy to find Lance, and I know he wants you and Dorothy to search for

their acquaintance, living across the street from each other, and Tory one of his sister's most

ness Lance had suffered during their boyhood, Don had devoted himself to his whims. He had admired Lance's cleverness, his sense of humor, even his talent for music up to

as nearly made herself ill worrying over him. Now when I have something rather special I want to confide to you and

ybe he thinks that music can't live without him. It is the biggest-well, I won't say what, I ever heard of in my life. I g

hook h

ith you, Don. You won't agree with m

special' you intended to tell me. I am dying to hear. And I am awfully g

mollified by Tory's little friendly speech an

ight not be so pretty as several of the others; he had no way of k

o many other girls. Nor did Don consider that she had half as much vanity as she had the right to reveal. She had seen so70 much more of the

lling you in this fashion! After all, I suppose I am more of an ass than Lance. And by the way, Tory, it is not true I would not search for him if I had a chance o

you can for the rest of the even