The Girl Scouts' Good Turn

s Phillips posted upon the bulletin-board was examined with breathless interest by every girl in the s

. Girls who knew that their report marks would be high, and who had looked eagerly forward to b

ho cared more for Marjorie and Frances and Ethel, than any of the other girls in the school. It brought a feeling of pride to Barbara Hill, who admired Ruth so ardently. But perhaps it

that it would have required real trouble to allow anyone to be sad in her presence. And Frieda, although she had never gone so far again in accepting Marjorie's friendship as she had on that first Sunday afternoon, was at least civil. She treated Mrs. Johnson with a fair

ight of the fête!" Marjorie assured herself, over and ove

was progressing, that the troop was doing its par

ch there was no hockey practice scheduled, she was debati

imed, "inside, on

replied slowly. "Only I can't decid

nnis wit

t's

s were allowed to wear on their own courts, and her

d Lily. "Why not get Ruth,

e still harbored resentment against Ruth, and

t want to do anyth

and in answer to Lily's cheery,

just put me out!" she announced ga

ick?" aske

k, or do something; and your society's s

do," interrupted Marjor

out in Marjorie's canoe since the day when their friendsh

he cried. "And it's

jorie, as she and Alice crossed the campus on their way t

," Alice reminded her. "And then

anoe tied, and she looked anxiously, as usual, for the first sight

rieked, in terr

too, saw no canoe. However, she attribute

de," she said optimistically: "or

new that she had been right. They looked all around

sted Alice, "and probably could

hey'd be on

s a long way, too, even joins a river. I know because once Daisy and I hiked and hiked, meaning to follow it to the e

ghtened at the hope

hat way ourselve

they followed a little creek, which, though shallow

f this?" remarked Marjorie. "I've

ed Alice, wondering whether it were

ession grew sad again, as she recalled the circums

enough somber evergreen to set off the brilliancy of the other trees by contrast, the scene was at the heig

enly. "There-around that bend!

inguish the object in the distance. But, although she saw what Alice meant, it w

irst to stop, real

!" she gasped, out of b

pointed. But she resolutely conquered her desire to cry: w

" she said. "I'

r whoever has borrowed it will be s

el as if it were gone fore

arj!" begged the younger g

occurrence over and over. Alice stayed until h

as she threw open the door. "

ening twilight, so wrapped up were they in the event of

ed Marjorie, h

hen, looking closely at her room-mate,

d, Marj? No bad

hard, in the effort to keep her voice calm.

ile Alice, assisted here and there by Marjorie, told of

rowed it, of course! It couldn't have drifted away-there's

feeling now that any moment she would bre

ating freshman, Marjorie began to sob vio

upper, at least. I'll go over and tell Miss Allen all about

irls got ready for supper. In fift

till the very end of the meal, so that if I g

or an apology. Unfortunately, too, all the girls were present at the meal-a circums

d she shook her head sadly in reply to the silent interrogation. Accordingly, the Principal arose

sake of formality, I will call a meeting for eight o'clock this evening and ask every girl whe

one's consternation, "I really don't want to go as fa

rincipal, without administering any reproof for the interr

g. Miss Allen herself presided, and, beginning with the senior class, she requested ea

confirm a statement, I wish she

l in public of their own affairs, nevertheless spoke swiftly; and, witho

pected them, which in reality had never been the case. When Miss Allen had suggested a joke, her mind naturally flew to

ounting her afternoon's program, when o

nd the speaker became silent. The newco

iss Phillips," she said. "I

tter, rising and advancing to take wha

efore Miss Phillips could warn her not to inform the who

eda Hammer has been missing sinc

exclaimed Ruth, in a tone that was