“You’ll find out later,” laughed Veve. “Maybe I’m going somewhere.”
Connie showed Veve the new Brownie ring. Veve tried it on her own finger and then said she would rather have a bracelet for her birthday.
“What else did you get?” she asked.
“That’s all,” Connie admitted. “My Grandfather and Grandmother Williams forgot.”
“Maybe you’ll get something more later on,” hinted Veve.
For half an hour the two girls played together. Connie kept talking about the Brownies and their good times. She didn’t intend to annoy Veve, but she scarcely could keep from thinking about Miss Gordon’s “surprise.”
“Now what do you suppose she meant?” she asked aloud. “Wouldn’t it be grand if all the Brownies could go on a trip?”
“It’s four o’clock,” said Veve quickly. She had been watching the clock. “Let’s go over to your house.”
Arm in arm, the girls crossed the yard. Connie started toward the kitchen door, only to have Veve catch her hand and pull her toward the front porch.
Even then Connie didn’t suspect a thing. She opened the door and stood still. The living room fairly overflowed with her schoolmates.