Edith Lavell

The Girl Scouts on the Ranch Edith Lavell

Marjorie, Lily, and their friends graduate from Miss Allen's school. At a celebration dinner, Marjorie's parents reveal that their present is a two month long trip to a ranch in Wyoming. Best of all, the entire senior patrol of the Pansy troop will go on the trip with Marjorie and Lily. Marjorie's one regret is that by accepting the invitation, she is breaking a promise she made to John Hadley to spend two weeks of her vacation somewhere near him and his mother. Marjorie feigns indifference, and John thinks that Marjorie no longer cares about him. After departing for Wyoming, the Scouts learn that Daisy Gravers will be unable to return to Miss Allen's school in the fall. Her family has spent a large amount of money trying to locate Daisy's sister, Olive, who ran away after an argument with her husband. The girls have a splendid time on the ranch, but the end of their vacation quickly approaches. The girls reluctantly plan for the day when they will be separated forever. A surprise party planned by John and his mother reunites the girls for one last time, brings John and Marjorie closer together, and helps the Scouts solve the mystery of Daisy's missing sister.