“No,” laughed Marjorie; “I only meant we had better do them soon.”
“Yes, because we’ll have to wear them when we meet Aunt Emeline!”
“We better have them on then!” put in Florence. “Well, let’s do it after our bath.”
“No, we may be too tired then,” said Marjorie.
“Let’s wash them now, before we go, and hang them out to dry. Then we’ll have them ready, in case it should rain tonight.”
The resolution was adopted by all members of the party, and one by one the girls appeared from the tents and set about their self-appointed tasks. In half an hour they were finished, and Girl Scout uniforms hung about on all sides, testifying to their labor. They surveyed the result in amusement.
“Nobody would need to ask who we were,” remarked Daisy.
“We’re certainly carrying out Aunt Emeline’s orders to the letter,” added Alice. “We’re displaying our uniforms all the time, one way or another—even when they’re wet!”
Mrs. Remington and Daisy had volunteered to stay at home and take care of the tents while the party went to the lake, for both said that they were tired and would be glad of the opportunity to rest. Therefore, dismissing worry from their minds, the other five girls drove off in the larger car and spent a most enjoyable afternoon, floating and swimming in the extremely salt water. They returned refreshed and invigorated.
“We’ll have to do some ironing tonight,” observed Marjorie as they returned to the camp. “Because we can’t all use the iron tomorrow.”