As long as they are so much interested in Camp Fire Girls nothing
would please them better." Migwan and Hinpoha were enthusiastic
over the idea and promised to begin that very day.

Sahwah, having determined not to clash with Gladys again, and to
make a friend of her at all costs, lost no opportunity to do her
service. She filled Gladys's water pail in the morning, she hung
up her wet bathing suit when Gladys had gone off and left it
lying on the tent floor, she paddled her out in the heavy sponson
when she was dying to skim over the lake in the sailing canoe,
and in short, sacrificed herself at every turn for Gladys. And
Gladys in time began to look on her as a sort of serving maid,
who would do any unpleasant task she happened to want done.
Nyoda could not help noticing this and wondered how long Sahwah
would stand for it, but she said nothing to either one of them,
preferring to watch matters take their course.

Things finally came to a head one afternoon during rest hour.
Sahwah was out of sorts that day. The night before she had
stayed out on the lake after she had promised to come in and as a
result had injured the canoe in the darkness. While Nyoda had
not scolded her for staying out so long she knew she was
disappointed in her and it made her cross with herself. Then the
first thing that morning she had received a letter from her
mother chiding her for not having written home for two weeks.
That made her crosser yet. During the folk dancing hour she could
not keep her mind on her feet, and blundered so many times that
Gladys, who was her partner, left the ring in disgust. Sahwah
was sensitive about her dancing, which did not come very easy to
her, and tried especially hard when dancing with Gladys, who did