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

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[Illustration: She Arranged Two Such Smoke Columns]

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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

CHAPTER I

FLAME

The flame ascended, ending in a little spiral of smoke curling upward
in the night air.

Overhead the stars shone, the pine trees formed dark shadows.

Within the radius of the firelight a girl leaned forward, her eyes
fastened upon a drawing she held in her lap. One could see only vague
outlines. The light danced over the figure of the girl, her bright,
reddish-gold hair, cut short and held in place with an amber comb, her
slender shoulders, the