Water Steps. A. LaFaye

not check out the woods?” Mem suggested as she started to put the food up.

      Giving her a hand, Pep said, “Maybe you can ask that boy you met for a good guide about?”

      I headed out, saying, “I can find my own way, thank you very much.”

      “Go, Girl Guide, go,” Pep cheered. They called Girl Scouts “Girl Guides” in Ireland. Who knows why? It’s not like we go about guiding people through the woods or something. Not that I couldn’t do a great job of that myself. I know what side of the tree moss grows on and how to get my bearings from the stars in a clearing.