“Oh, I’m so sorry,” she said. “Were you traveling far?”
“To Wingate Farm,” Veve supplied. She had to sniff very hard to keep from crying.
“Why, that’s not far,” declared Mrs. Grayson. “I know! I’ll get the car out of the garage and drive you there.”
At this unexpected proposal, Veve and Connie instantly perked up.
“Oh, will you take us?” Connie asked, all dimples. “Won’t it make you too much trouble?”
“Not in the least. Wait here, and I’ll soon pick you up.”
Mrs. Grayson re-entered her own home to change from her apron. Less than five minutes later she came outdoors again, this time wearing a hat and a light tan coat.
“Here we are,” she said, bringing her coupé to a standstill beside the curb.
Connie slid in beside Mrs. Grayson, while Veve sat on the outside. On the way to Wingate Farm, the girls chatted gaily, telling about their Brownie Troop and the quilt show which was planned.
Veve told her too about the exciting times the Brownies had enjoyed the previous year—at Snow Valley, and later with the circus folk. Both of these stories are related in the volumes, “The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley,” and “The Brownie Scouts in the Circus.”