“Was that all they said?” asked Lily, who by now was immensely amused at the whole affair.
“Not quite. I began to tell them something of your record in scouting—I knew it from Daisy—and I could see that they were impressed. It was Queenie who actually proposed that they turn their club into a scout troop and elect Miss Wilkinson captain and Miss Andrews lieutenant.”
Marjorie and Lily received this piece of information with bursts of laughter.
“Imagine those girls being Girl Scouts!” the former exclaimed. “The idea is absolutely ridiculous! They couldn’t have meant it!”
“But they did!” Miss Winthrop assured them.
“Have they any idea what the organization stands for?”
“Not much, but they have seen pictures in the papers. They know that Mrs. Hoover is president, and that the first lady of the land is honorary president.”
“I am afraid I couldn’t do anything with them, much as I want a troop of my own,” sighed Marjorie. “It would require somebody older——”
“No! No!” protested Miss Winthrop. “Somebody older wouldn’t have half the hold on them that you would—will you do it?”
Again Marjorie hesitated and Lily shook her head decidedly.