"Fine! How much?"
"Thirty-two dollars—and some change!" Ruth glanced triumphantly at Marjorie.
"Anyone else?" inquired Miss Phillips.
"Yes," replied Marjorie. "Lily and I did. We have one hundred and six dollars, and twenty-five cents."
But amidst all the congratulations that followed, Marjorie thought only of one thing: that she had been able to answer Ruth's challenge! She had made the most of any booth—and she felt privileged to have a say in the direction to which the money should be applied! She would not be afraid to urge again the cause of Frieda Hammer, and the Scouts' Good Turn!
CHAPTER XV
THE SCOUT CHRISTMAS TREE
It was not until the following Friday evening, when each girl in charge of a table had made her report, that Miss Phillips was able to add up the total receipts from the sales at the bazaar. At last she looked up with a happy smile.