g with a court instead of addressing
the solitary figure of one unhappy girl. However, she was merely
thinking aloud.

"Mr. Morris is to make that plea for Felipe, although he has very little
hope," Gerry answered. "Felipe would be willing to give even his life
now to blot out the past."

Mrs. Burton walked over and placed her hands on Gerry's shoulders.

"My dear," she said, "I am going to stay here in California with you
for a time at least and see what I can do to help. I may not have much
influence, but I shall do my best. The girls can go home alone; they do
not require me to chaperon them. I have no doubt they will have more
pleasure in traveling without me. Besides, it seems to me that no one at
present has the same need for me that you have, Gerry!"

Slowly in these past few weeks Gerry's soul had been coming to the
light. The revelation of it now shone through her eyes, yet she made no
effort to express her thanks in words.

"When the time arrives and Felipe _is_ allowed to go to France to fight,
perhaps I shall have learned to be useful. Do you think they will ever
allow American girls to work behind the lines?"

Mrs. Burton shook her head.

"I don't know. Yet the call of France rings in all our ears and all our
hearts today, Gerry. We can only answer the call when our opportunity
arises."

* * * * *

The next volume in the Camp Fire series will deal with the work of the
Camp Fire girls in France. They will establish Camp Fires among the
young French girls. The old care-free days having passed away, they will
also devote their energies to aiding the children of France and to doing
"their bit" toward the restoration of that land of our affection,
France, where, in the future as in the past, Beauty and Liberty must
walk hand in hand. The title will be "The Camp Fire Girls on the Field
of Honor."

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 at 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

End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines, by
Margaret O'Bannon Womack Vander