The Brownies caught most of the sugar plums. Jane, who was agile, picked up four, and Vevi captured three. The other girls had at least one or two apiece.
The bridal cars rounded a corner and were gone. For just a minute, the Brownie Scouts felt lonesome.
“What shall we do now?” asked Sunny. “Go home?”
“We must walk past the library,” Connie said, recalling Miss Mohr’s final instructions. “I wonder why she asked us to do it?”
“It is out of my way to go that direction,” declared Rosemary. “Do you think it would matter if I walk past some other time?”
“No, we must all go now—together,” Vevi insisted. “Miss Mohr said it was important.”
“That’s right,” agreed Connie. “She spoke of a surprise. One from Peter.”
The girls started off, walking in pairs. Vevi and Connie were ahead, followed by the others.
“What surprise could Peter have left for us?” Vevi speculated.
“A package of books perhaps,” Rosemary guessed.