The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm
By: by Mildred A. Wirt.
Series: Brownie Scouts #6
Publisher: Cupples & Leon Co.
Published: 1953
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Girl Scouts -- Juvenile fiction.; Mystery and detective stories
Genres: Juvenile mystery fiction
Description: The Brownie Scouts, Miss Gordon, and Miss Mohr, the librarian, help Mrs. Langley plan the annual tulip show.  The plans become complicated when a fast-talking promoter convinces Mrs. Langley to allow him to take charge of the show, a decision that Mrs. Langley quickly regrets.  The promoter, Mr. Piff, approaches Mr. Van Der Lann, owner of a tulip farm, and tries to get him to donate money to the show.  Van Der Lann refuses as he has no extra money.

Meanwhile, Vevi and Connie become acquainted with Mr. Van Der Lann's niece, Hanny, who tells them many things about growing tulips.  Hanny confides that her uncle has a special kind of bulb that she hopes will make him rich.

Vevi notices a strange man loitering near the flower show and on Mr. Van Der Lann's property.  The man asks many questions about Mr. Van Der Lann and his neighbors, as well as a woman named Mrs. Gabriel.  The Van Der Lanns worry that someone might steal the valuable bulbs.  The bulbs do get stolen, but the Brownie Scouts help to recover them and also help investigators crack a smuggling ring.