The Brownie Scouts in the Circus

“I don’t know how to get into the house without breaking a window,” she said anxiously. “I dislike to do that, for it would mean leaving the home unprotected while we’re at Shad...

Veve and Connie told him of their excursion into Shady Hollow to buy groceries to take back to the Brownie Scout camp, and of their desire to sit in the golden coach “just for a...

The lily pond was quite shallow. Connie knew Veve would not drown. However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.

Detective Gregg had tried without success to force the pickpocket to admit he had taken Miss Gordon’s billfold as well as her watch. However, the man stubbornly refused to answe...

Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls. Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad...

“It belonged to all of us,” explained Connie. “The Brownies sold circus tickets to earn enough money to go on a camping trip. Now we may have to stay home.”

“All of it,” answered Connie Williams. A friendly smile took the edge from her answer. She had deep blue eyes, curly blond hair, and was growing so fast that her pinchecked Brow...

“This will be our last day with the circus,” Connie said as they wandered about the grounds listening to the barkers. “In a way, I will be sorry to leave.”

At the head of the parade rode a lady on a milk-white horse. Wearing a white silk gown and a hat with a long plume, she carried an American flag.

“Just think!” Eileen declared to Rosemary. “We’re to be in a real circus performance--not just a make-believe show! What a story we’ll have to tell when we return to Rosedale!”

Connie was nearly as terrified as her little friend. Frequently she had remarked that she would like to go away with a circus. Of course, she hadn’t really meant it. And certain...

Miss Gordon passed out the tickets, writing down how many each girl took. “Just one thing,” she warned the Brownies. “Although we very much desire to earn money, we must not do...

The Brownie leader insisted that she alone had been to blame for the loss. “If I had any money with me, I’d buy circus tickets,” she added. “As it is, I don’t see how we can att...

Jumping out of bed, she began to dress as rapidly as she could. Veve also leaped out and scrambled into her clothes. Both girls were annoyed to think they had spent so much time...

A strong wind had been blowing. Connie held tightly to her beanie to keep it from flying from her head, even so it whipped out of her hand and was carried under the wheels of th...