“Well, you see, there’s Nita and you and me—we all have goodly sized grass-places back of our houses. Why couldn’t we raise some tents as long as the weather is good and camp out there at night?” said Jane exultantly, for she thought she had anticipated the Guide’s plan. “That’s all right, Jane, but maybe Hilda and Elena and Miss Miller wouldn’t care to trot from their homes every night to sleep in our back yards,” replied Zan, ludicrously as usual. The others laughed at the picture outlined by her words, and Miss Miller added: “I think we have a more important problem than camps just now. Let us decide about the new Band first and discuss the out-door sleeping question afterward.” “I thought you wanted us to settle the matter before the new members join us to-night?” returned Nita. “So I do, but let us first find out who the new members will be, and then we can better judge whether they will accept this camping-out-doors idea,” answered the Guide. “Frances and Anne Mason told me to be sure and vote them in at this meeting. They are just crazy to join,” declared Jane Hubert. “And Eleanor Wilbur wants to join us,” said Nita. “Mildred Howell told Fiji to tell me not to forget and propose her,” ventured Zan. “And I know that Ethel Clifford wants to belong to our first Band,” added Elena. “Well girls, you each have your new member to win a _coup_, but I haven’t much time out of school to meet the girls, as there is so much work to do at home. Jack Hubert said this noon that May Randall was asking for me before I met him. If she will let me propose her I can keep up with you on this _coup_,” said Hilda, whose mother was a trained nurse, thus letting most of the care of the home fall upon Hilda’s shoulders. “She told me that that is why she wants to see you,” said Jane. “That is very considerate of May Randall,” commended Miss Miller. “Yes, and it recommends her for membership,” added Zan. The other girls agreed with this suggestion, and the Guide then said: “That will make eleven girls in all—counting you five. I think that ought to be enough to work with this Fall,” and Miss Miller began to write down the names of the six members proposed. “But there are loads of other girls who want to join us, Miss Miller,” objected Zan. “I suppose there are, but better not add too many new members at one time, Zan; it will tend to divert your attention from your own progress, and individual work is most important to you at this period in Woodcraft. Were you all experienced or old members of the organisation, I would approve of enlisting the full number of members required for a Tribe,” explained the Guide. “How long will we have to wait before we can be a Tribe?” asked Nita, petulantly. “If this experiment with the new members turns out well by Christmas, I should think we might start the second Band,” replied Miss Miller. “Goodness, can’t we start a Tribe before that?” cried Jane, impatiently.