Suddenly on the darkened circus train, a single light twinkled in one of the sleepers toward the end of the line. As the Brownies watched, it winked on and off three times in rapid succession.
“That’s Eva!” cried Connie. “It’s her way of saying goodbye.”
Soon the car rolled slowly past the place where the Brownies stood. Eva’s smiling face was pressed against the window glass.
“Goodbye! Goodbye!” shouted the Brownies, though they were afraid she might not hear.
But Eva did. Still wearing her new Brownie cap, she nodded and smiled. She kept tugging at the window.
Suddenly it flew up and the little circus girl shouted: “See you next summer! Have a good time in camp!”
The Brownies kept waving until the circus train was far up the track. Then they turned to walk to the waiting automobile.
“Say, won’t we have tales to tell when we reach home,” remarked Veve. “All the girls in Rosedale will wish they were Brownies when they hear what happened to us!”
“Even after we pay for the camping trip, we’ll have some of our reward money left,” added Connie, linking arms with her friend.
Already the circus train had been forgotten. The Brownies, you see, were happy just to be going home.