n of a snowstorm and of the Boy Scouts proved too alluring to pass
by.

"Wear your Scout suits, take sweaters, and wear woolen caps and heavy
coats," Miss Phillips directed.

The weather man's prediction of snow was correct, for when the girls
awakened on Saturday morning, they found everything white. By the time
lunch was over, however, it had completely stopped snowing, and the
paths were comparatively clear.

The girls gathered expectantly in the hall, dressed according to their
Captain's directions.

"Are we going to hike?" asked Frances, looking about in vain for Miss
Phillips.

The jingle of sleighbells in front of the door gave an answer to this
question. Rushing outside, the girls beheld two sleighs, big enough to
carry all the troop. Miss Phillips herself was already seated in the
front of one of them, beside the driver, and was enjoying to the full
the Scouts' rapturous surprise.

"Now we understand about the snow!" cried Frances, jumping up eagerly
beside the Captain. "But where do the Boy Scouts come in?"

"They don't come in the sleigh at all," laughed Miss Phillips; "there
wouldn't be room!"

The girls knew it was no use to try to satisfy their curiosity by asking
their Captain questions. So they gave themselves up to the enjoyment of
the ride.

The air was now clear and bracing, the country beautiful, and the
sleighs seemed to fly along. Lily Andrews, who had always lived in New
York City, and one or two others, had never experienced the sensation
before; the smooth, gliding motion filled them with delight. All too
soon the hour passed, and they reached Miss Martin's.

"I wish it were twice as far!" cried Marjorie. Then, catching sight of
some girls of the other school, she changed her tone and called out a
greeting.

Miss Martin's whole school turned out to welcome them; they invited them
into their parlors, where steaming cocoa and cinnamon toast were served.
The girls were hungry, and, in spite of their protestations, somewhat
cold; but they soon warmed themselves before the cheerful fireplaces and
drank the hot cocoa.

It was nearly four o'clock when they began their demonstration. There
had been no special preparation; Miss Phillips announced that she would
call for events as she thought of them.

She summoned different girls for signalling, first-aid, knot-tying,
resuscitation, etc., including all the Scouts in the recitation of the
laws and pledge. To no girl did she give any spec