"
"But what shall I do without her?" Mrs. Sinclair asked. "She is all I
have near me, and I shall miss her so much if she remains with you."
"You can come and see her as often as you like," Mrs. Britt replied.
"We shall be so glad to have you."
And so it was arranged that Whyn was to stay for several weeks at
least, and the girl was delighted when she heard the news.
"You are the dearest and best people in the world, excepting mamma,"
she told the captain and Mrs. Britt. "It is so nice to be here, and
when I know that mamma can come to see me often I do not mind staying."
"But ye'll have to behave yerself, young woman," the captain replied.
"No more lyin' awake at night, remember, worryin' about the scouts.
And ye've got to eat more than ye have in the past."
"Oh, no fear of that," and Whyn laughed merrily. "I am going to eat so
much that you will be glad to send me away."
It did not take the captain long to get the scouts down to steady work.
As the holidays were now on they often met during the afternoons, when
the captain drilled them in marching, instructed them about the flag,
and taught them how to tie a number of knots. It was necessary for
them to know such things before they could obtain the tenderfoot
badges.
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