“And may we use the money in any way we like?” Veve asked.
“Sure, if your parents give their okay.”
“Then I know what I’ll do with my money!” cried Veve, her face crinkled in smiles. “First of all, I am going to pay Miss Gordon for my camp fee. This really is money I earned myself, isn’t it?”
“Certainly,” laughed the Brownie Scout leader.
“I still have forty-five dollars,” Veve continued, thinking aloud. “Next I intend to buy myself a Brownie Scout uniform so I’ll have one to wear to meetings.”
“Splendid!” approved Miss Gordon. “I couldn’t think of a better use for the money.”
“I still have lots of it left,” laughed Veve. “It was mostly my fault that Connie and I were carried away on the circus train. So I want to make up for it by paying for the camping trip.”
“Oh, no!” broke in Connie. “That is what I plan to do with my reward money! I intend to repay Miss Gordon the amount she advanced to the troop after Pickpocket Joe stole her billfold.”
“How sweet of you both, and I do appreciate it,” returned Miss Gordon. “However, I never expected the money to be repaid. This reward money is your very own.”
“To spend as we like,” added Veve quickly. “And we want to pay for the camping trip, don’t we, Connie?”