The Girl Scouts' Captain

Although Marjorie had been disappointed in Queenie’s failure to participate in the troop’s visit to the hospital, she was not deeply concerned. Of all the girls in the patrol sh...

So busy had the girls been with their basketball practice, and so elated were they over their first victory, that they seemed to have no time or inclination to plan a Christmas...

“Of course not, Lil—I understand. You have so much to plan for to think about, if you’re going to be married right after Commencement. I know I’d feel the same way.”

Marjorie felt so reassured by the party that she decided to tell Lily all about it, including Gertie’s visit two weeks previous. It was probably true, as John had surmised, that...

Dick’s exuberant sense of humor in making light of the whole situation, and John’s genuine pleasure in seeing Marjorie again, acted as a veritable tonic to the girl’s drooping s...

Six weeks had passed since the first meeting of Sunflower Troop, and Marjorie felt more than encouraged with the progress she had made. For the first time since its organization...

When John Hadley came to the basket-ball game on Saturday, he brought with him some illuminating facts about Sam MacDonald’s history for Marjorie’s consideration. But the absenc...

After Marjorie had made her decision to meet the girls again, she spent the spare time of her entire week trying to persuade Lily to adopt her view of the matter. But Lily posit...

She looked at the girl keenly, hoping that she would detect a shadow of disappointment on her face, at the knowledge of her son’s absence. But it seemed as if Marjorie hardly to...

Although Marjorie knew that her project was a success as far as it had gone, she was nevertheless deeply worried about the future. How would she ever be able to keep such girls...

Another week had passed by, and Marjorie was to be allowed to come down stairs for dinner. Gradually she was growing stronger; the color was returning to her cheeks, the vivacit...

The following Wednesday Marjorie repeated the story of Gertie’s visit to her, just as it had happened, reserving not the slightest detail, in order that her listener might judge...

Five spick-and-span roadsters, of the same model, of the same year, were parked in a line to the side of the main entrance to Turner College, awaiting their owners’ wishes. It w...

A college election of any kind is always supremely interesting to the students; for the time being studies, social affairs, even athletics are forgotten in the suspense that sur...

“No, I don’t think so,” replied Marjorie thoughtfully. “We want to look like chaperones, so we ought to appear matronly. Let’s wear dark dresses, and put nets over our hair.”

Marjorie, however, did not hear of John’s visit the next day, for all night long she tossed in a fever, and towards morning she relaxed into a sort of stupor. The whole family w...

Marjorie was behind in her studies; college athletics, class affairs, and most of all, Girl Scouts, had crowded them out temporarily. But she was not a girl to let them slide in...

Early after breakfast on Sunday morning Marjorie sat down to write her letter to Miss Winthrop. She intended to tell her all about the hike, and the girls’ desertion, and to con...

Marjorie and Lily did not go back to college after the meeting. Instead they boarded the train for New York, and were met at the terminal by Mr. Andrews and Dick Roberts.

The bright morning sunlight streamed into Marjorie’s room, as she sat up in bed, a week later, finishing her dainty breakfast, and watching expectantly for Queenie. The girl’s f...

Marjorie did not bring the dolls to the next scout meeting as she had promised, for it was a scheduled game with Troop Eighteen. She knew that the girls who had offered to dress...

Marjorie realized at last that her strength was completely exhausted; she was only too willing to remain in bed, and to allow Lily to call up her parents and inform them of her...

Although Marjorie felt elated at the girls’ evident desire to go on with the troop, she was too clever to be deceived by Queenie’s enthusiasm, too far-seeing to expect miracles...

When Marjorie called John Hadley on the telephone to cancel her engagement for Wednesday night, and to invite him to the class dance, she was surprised to find him appear indiff...

Marjorie could not help being amused by the reception with which she was greeted by her troop the next Saturday evening. All of the girls except Queenie appeared subdued, almost...