"Trust the dear little one to arrange all," said Elsie in her pretty way.
"We will have a good many thrills, I think," said Helen, laughing, "between Mabel's experiment and that funny new girl, Claire Maslin."
Mrs. Horton looked grave.
"Confidentially, girls, I have a feeling that the 'funny new girl' as you call her, is not so funny after all. There is trouble enough there somewhere, and we must help her through."
CHAPTER II
When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her. He was bursting with curiosity.
"Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman? Some style, I say. Who is she?"
"A new Girl Scout," said Mabel absently. Even the mysterious stranger was crowded out of her thoughts by the new orders she was about to follow.
"Well, don't you know her name, or where she lives, or anything about her?" demanded Frank.