There was no answer from the darkened cloak room.
“She’s holding us up on purpose!” Jane fumed. “Let’s leave without her. It would serve her right for being such a slow poke.”
Miss Gordon, however, would not allow the Brownies to depart without Vevi.
“I’ll see what is keeping her,” she offered.
However, before the Brownie Scout leader could enter the darkened room, Vevi appeared in the doorway.
“Why, you don’t have your jacket even now!” Jane exclaimed. “Vevi McGuire! You’re the limit!”
“We’ve waited an age,” added Rosemary.
Vevi had a strange expression on her face.
“What’s wrong?” Connie asked her quickly. “Have you lost something? Your pocketbook?”
Vevi shook her head. “I want to show you something—”