Front matter
Reading edition
THE GIRL SCOUTS SERIES
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest
BOOKS BY MARGARET VANDERCOOK
THE RANCH GIRLS SERIES
The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls’ Pot of Gold The Ranch Girls at Boarding School The Ranch Girls in Europe The Ranch Girls at Home Again The Ranch Girls and their Great Adventure The Ranch Girls and their Heart’s Desire The Ranch Girls and the Silver Arrow
THE RED CROSS SERIES
The Red Cross Girls in the British Trenches The Red Cross Girls on the French Firing Line The Red Cross Girls in Belgium The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army The Red Cross Girls with the Italian Army The Red Cross Girls under the Stars and Stripes The Red Cross Girls Afloat with the Flag The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory The Red Cross Girls with the U. S. Marines The Red Cross Girls in the National Capital
STORIES ABOUT CAMP FIRE GIRLS
The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill The Camp Fire Girls Amid the Snows The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World The Camp Fire Girls across the Sea The Camp Fire Girls’ Careers The Camp Fire Girls in After Years The Camp Fire Girls on the Edge of the Desert The Camp Fire Girls at the End of the Trail The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor The Camp Fire Girls in Glorious France The Camp Fire Girls in Merrie England The Camp Fire Girls at Half Moon Lake
THE GIRL SCOUTS SERIES
The Girl Scouts of the Eagle’s Wing The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest The Girl Scouts of the Round Table
She Arranged Two Such Smoke Columns
THE GIRL SCOUTS SERIES
The Girl Scouts in
Beechwood Forest
By
MARGARET VANDERCOOK
Author of “The Ranch Girls Series,”
“The Red Cross Girls Series,” “Stories
About Camp Fire Girls,” etc.
Illustrated
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
Publishers Philadelphia
Copyright, 1921, by
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
MADE IN U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Flame 7
II. Looking Backward 19
III. Their Camp 29
IV. Right About, Face 37
V. A Discussion 47
VI. “The Choros” 62
VII. Other Girls 72
VIII. Light and Shade 85
IX. The Odyssey 97
X. Consultations and Decisions 108
XI. Out of the Past 125
XII. Retrospection 135
XIII. A Portrait 142
XIV. Disagreements 149
XV. The Choice 159
XVI. The Greek Spirit 169
XVII. A Classic Revival 176
XVIII. The Passing 191
XIX. Letters 204
XX. Looking Forward 211
XXI. Kara’s Departure 215