them as your experiences pile up," said Mr. Gilroy.

"What do you mean?" asked Julie.

"Oh, collections of butterflies, flower-prints, willow-work, and
birchbark articles--all these are fancy touches."

It was late in the afternoon when the scouts arrived at the bungalow,
and it was twilight before they had their baggage all unpacked and in
their individual tents. Then when the cars were emptied and it was time
to drive them back to the garage, Mr. Gilroy said:

"As this is your first night, and everything is strange, you'd better
come back to the house for a light supper. Get your beds all ready to
turn into, and then let everything else go until morning."

Mrs. Vernon approved of this plan, so they finished their tasks and
jumped in the cars to drive back to the bungalow for the evening.
Darkness crept into the woods and everything was silent as they reached
the house.

While Jim followed the host to the garage with the cars, the scouts sat
on the verandah and enjoyed the quiet of the woods. The stars now began
to peep out of the deep blue that could be seen here and there through
the trees, and the Captain reminded the girls:

"Now that we are here for the summer, you must resume your study of the
stars. You dropped that, you know, when schoolwork took so much of your
time."

"Most of us know all the stars by heart, Verny," said Betty.

"The names of them, yes, but how many of you can find them as they are
placed in the sky?" returned Mrs. Vernon.

"I can show you where the Pole Star is. Look there!" replied Joan,
running out on the grass to find the bright point of light.

"And I can find Great Bear and The Pointers," added Ruth, joining her
friend on the grass.

The other scouts now jumped up from the verandah and ran to join the
first two, so the Captain followed, also.

"I know Alcor, Mizor, and the Square of Pegasus," said Amy.

"That panlike group of stars is known as Andromeda," added Julie, not
to be outdone by her chums. "And those three little stars are called The
Kids. Off to the left of Perseus--oh, I forgot to say that Perseus is a
group of stars at the end of the pan-handle,--well, to the left of them
are the bright stars known as Capella."

"Bravo! you scouts are going to be marvelous astronomers some day," came
the approving voice of Mr. Gilroy, as he joined them.

"I was just telling the girls they would have to take up the study of
the heavens again," mentioned Mrs. Vernon.

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