The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor

In the crisp chill of an early New York winter, a young Camp Fire Girl named Vera moves through the quiet rooms of an old brick house near Washington Square, rehearsing French phrases and dreaming of something beyond the city’s calm streets. Clad in a simple peasant‑style frock marked with the emblem of crossed logs and a flame, she balances the expectations of her friends with the restless pull of a world at war. Her thoughts drift from the polite domestic routine to the distant fields of France, where an uncertain future awaits those willing to step into service.

When Vera finally meets her companions—Mrs. Burton and Bettina—she is thrust from the safety of the city into a journey that will test her courage, loyalty, and the very ideals of the Camp Fire movement. Along the way, she discovers how ordinary skills and quiet determination can become a quiet source of honor, even as the clouds of conflict gather on the horizon.