The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley

by Mildred A. Wirt

Connie swept off her own brown cap and placed it on Fluff’s head. The cat was so surprised she could not shake it off for a minute.

“Now the Brownie salute!” directed Connie.

They gave it smartly, right hand raised to the temple, with the first two fingers straight and the little one held down by the thumb.

“To Fluff and Veve,” said Connie, her face glowing in the soft candlelight. “And to all the Brownies everywhere!”

---

Transcriber’s Note:

Punctuation has been standardised. Changes to the original publication have been made as follows:

• • Page 30
    that the cholocate pudding changed to
    that the [chocolate] pudding
• • Page 46
    delivery for Miss Constance Gordon changed to
    delivery for Miss Constance [Williams]
• • Page 66
    I hope it doen’t happen changed to
    I hope it [doesn’t] happen
• • Page 82
    up rear to make certain changed to
    up [the] rear to make certain
• • Page 94
    twinking lights of the big changed to
    [twinkling] lights of the big
• • Page 124
    The kichen changed to
    The [kitchen]
• • Page 142
    To bad about Stone changed to
    [Too] bad about Stone
• • Page 185
    knew that the stone family changed to
    knew that the [Stone] family
• • Page 186
    Veve did ont say changed to
    Veve did [not] say