“That’s what Camp Fire has done for one girl,” Mrs. Royall said in a low tone to Laura Haven. “That child was afraid of the dark, afraid of the water, afraid to be alone a minute, when she came. It is a great triumph for her—a great victory.”
“Yes,” returned Laura thoughtfully, and Anne added,
“You’ve no idea how lonesome the camp looked when Laura and I came back and found you all gone. It was so still it seemed almost uncanny. Myra never would have dared to stay alone here before.”
IV
THE POOR THING
A week later Miss Grandis was called home by illness in her family, and she asked Laura to drive to the station with her.
“I wanted the chance to talk with you,” she explained, as they drove along the quiet country road. “You know I should not have been able to stay here much longer anyhow, and now I shall not come back, and I want you to take charge of my girls. Will you?”
“O, I can’t yet—I haven’t had half enough training,” Laura protested.