The Girl Scouts' Good Turn

ed Doris Sands of Marjorie Wilkinson, as the

Ruth Henry should have decided in such a hurry to give a tea. There must be something behind it

hockey practice, and, of course, I couldn

s. "Things never seem half

em. It was too bad that the class constitution prohibited a girl's re-election as president. The soph

't give us more notice, so that we might have arranged thin

r her simple, straightforward nature to comprehend. She and Ruth were exceptionally good friends; but then Doris Sands was the sort of girl who could get along with

were all on rather intimate terms. Five of these were Girl Scouts: Anna Cane, Doris Sands, Lily Andrews, Ruth and Marjorie. These were the envied few, the inner circle, t

Evelyn Hopkins, scarcely hoped to be able to pack that number into their room. Ho

d the cocoa. The conversation, which buzzed from groups in all parts

tertain you, but the fact is, I thought it would be nice to have a little informal discussion about class matters before the meeti

s; "you've surely got

plause of the presid

g a class president; we want an efficient president ourselves-not that we can ever get one as good as our

le girl who had always admired Ruth's courage. "We wan

"that would be too embarrassing. But I just want everybody to think,

emarked Anna Cane;-"by the way, she isn't

when she knew Marjorie could not come, so that she might put her out of her classmates' minds; but here she seemed to appear in the spirit, as if to mock her! Was this fate-for the w

up of cocoa before she trusted herself to reply. Wh

tivities-in fact, anything where Miss Phillips is concerned"-she paused for a second to allow the girls who were not Scouts time to think it over-"more interested than she is in class affairs! I begg

o say in the case of such a situation arising. "And another thing-why don't

had sown the seed of opposition to Marjorie, and even if she herself were not elected to the office, she would have the satisfaction of knowing that she had kept Marjo

class meeting. The president and one or two others were already there. But Ruth had no intention of discussing the matt

ty girls had arrived, and Dor

he observation seemed general, but as Marjorie Wilkinson and Lily Andrews entered the room a few min

t the beginning of the meeting,-"and particularly Marjorie Wilkinson as

, and Ruth smiled artificially. No one

rising, "would it be in order to ma

ly," nod

n't it be possible for each girl in our class to sort of 'adopt' a particular girl, to look out for her, and try to ma

a, Marjorie," said Doris. "What

he first to voice them, lest her opposition might seem too pointed. She

ing Ruth's silent request, "would there be

red Marjorie; "but I am su

rnfully. "We wouldn't want a rival cla

nce in her tone. She was interested in the ide

g, certainly, just as Marjorie proposes, to make the freshmen feel at home, but I would advise that we do everything in our power to give them a good, lively interest-that instead of treating them like the Infant Department of a Sunday School, we take away their

yn, jumping up impulsively. "Let's

her watch. "Then we can continue with the discussion afterwards, till nine o'clo

d Barbara Hill, still glowin

" announced Marjorie, to

, glorying in the fact that her loyalty to

minations be closed!" c

d as she was at the proposal of her own name for the office, realize her room-mate's exclusion. But Ruth was so exultant that she could hardly refrain from crying out in her joy. It seemed to her that her dearest wish was about to come true. Two easier opponents, she thought, could not possibly have been selected: Lily Andrews wo

ew to count the ballots, the others proceeded to discuss a time at which to call the freshmen class togeth

e girl closely, vainly attempting to ascertain from her expression the out

nd Ruth Henry, each candidate having received nine votes.

for herself, and, of course, Ruth had cast hers in her favor-but where had she obtained the other five? Ruth forgot to reckon on the fact that a number of

t Ruth; "I'll just vote

, she was so sure of victory. Now she was glad she had not made the o

t president will be Lily Andrews!" announ

e, the meeting broke up, for

an for befriending homesick freshmen had been put aside, and her ch