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“Phew!” whistled Queenie in admiration. “And you really did it?”

“Yes, we did, though lots of times we thought we had lost out. Once we got stuck in the mud, and some men offered to pull us out, and two or three times we were held up and robbed. One car was stolen from us, too. It certainly was exciting. But girls, you mustn’t bank on things like that happening. We had been scouts for five years then, and had been working terribly hard. And perhaps ours is the only troop in the country that had such an experience.”

“Then tell us about some of the good times you had your first year,” suggested Stella Cox.

“Our first year was a good deal like any other troop’s first year. We had hikes, worked to pass our tenderfoot, second-class, and first-class tests, met some other troops, had contests, and finally went camping the first summer. Of course that was the best of all.”

“How soon can we go camping?” asked Queenie.

“After you pass your second-class tests, and prove by your hikes that you have some knowledge of the out-of-doors. We’ll have to arrange some Saturday afternoon hikes to learn the essentials of camp life——”